céreo

See also: cereo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cēreus, from cēra (“wax”). Compare the doublet círio.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.o/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾju/

Homophones: sério, cério
Hyphenation: cé‧re‧o

Adjective

céreo (feminine cérea, masculine plural céreos, feminine plural céreas)

waxen (having the pale smooth characteristics of wax)
Synonym: ceroso

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɾeo/ [ˈθe.ɾe.o]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈseɾeo/ [ˈse.ɾe.o]
Rhymes: -eɾeo
Syllabification: cé‧re‧o

Adjective

céreo (feminine cérea, masculine plural céreos, feminine plural céreas)

waxen; waxlike

Further reading

“céreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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