cerote

English

Noun

cerote (uncountable)

1. Obsolete form of cerate.

References

• “cerote”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cotree, octree

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish cera

Latin -ottus

Catalan -otbor.

Spanish -ote

Spanish cerote

From cera + -ote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeˈɾote/ [θeˈɾo.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seˈɾote/ [seˈɾo.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Costa Rica):

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• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: ce‧ro‧te

Noun

cerote m (plural cerotes)

1. (vulgar, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua) a turd, excrement

   Synonyms: (Honduras) bojote, cagada, mierda, mojón

Noun

cerote m (plural cerotes, feminine cerota, feminine plural cerotas)

1. (vulgar, derogatory, El Salvador, Nicaragua) asshole, a reprehensible person

   Synonym: pendejo

Adjective

cerote (feminine cerota, masculine plural cerotes, feminine plural cerotas)

1. (vulgar, derogatory, El Salvador, Nicaragua) assholey; reprehensible

   Synonym: pendejo

Derived terms

• cerotón

Further reading

• “cerote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025