fierro

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Noun

fierro m

  1. iron

References

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • fierru, ḥierru, ḥierro, fiirru

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Noun

fierro m (plural fierros)

  1. iron

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjerə/

Noun

fierro n

  1. iron (metal)

fierro m

  1. iron (for flattening clothes)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjero/, /ˈhjero/

Noun

fierro f (plural fierros)

  1. iron
    • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6v.
      Et aun a otra ṕpriedat que el uidrio la obedece ¬ tiral aſſi como la aymante tira el fierro.
      And yet another property is that glass obeys it and it pulls it, just like the magnet attracts iron.

Descendants

  • Ladino: fierro
  • Spanish: fierro, hierro

Spanish

Etymology

Variant of hierro preserving the initial /f/ in Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjero/ [ˈfje.ro]
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Syllabification: fie‧rro

Noun

fierro m (plural fierros)

  1. (Latin America) branding iron
    El rancho marca su ganado con fierro
    The ranch marks its cattle with a brand.
  2. (colloquial, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay) firearm
  3. (countable, Costa Rica) tool (implement)
  4. (Mexico) penny, cent
  5. (colloquial, Uruguay) coin (money in the form of coins)
    El banco no acepta pagos en fierro
    The bank doesn't accept payment in coins.
  6. (archaic, dialectal, Louisiana) iron (metal)
    La cerca alrededor de su casa es de fierro pintado
    The fence around the house is painted iron.
    Synonym: hierro
  7. (colloquial, Mexico) money (currency)

Derived terms

Verb

fierro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ferrar

Further reading

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