See also: cerò, c'ero, and cɛrɔ

English

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cero

Etymology

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Corruption of Spanish sierra (sawfish).

Noun

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cero (plural ceros or ceroes)

  1. A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.

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Asturian

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Asturian numbers (edit)
0 1  → [a], [b] 10  → 
    Cardinal: cero

Numeral

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cero

  1. zero

Noun

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cero m (plural ceros)

  1. zero

Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin cervus.

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Noun

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cero m (plural ceros)

  1. (Balearic) alternative form of cérvol (deer)

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Galician

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Galician numbers (edit)
0 1  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e] 10  → 
    Cardinal (standard): cero
    Cardinal (reintegrationist): zero

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈθɛɾo/ [ˈθɛ.ɾʊ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈsɛɾo/ [ˈsɛ.ɾʊ]

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾo
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ro

Numeral

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cero (indeclinable)

  1. zero

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Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin cēreus. Doublet of cereo.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: cé‧ro

Noun

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cero m (plural ceri)

  1. long church candle
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Latin

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Etymology

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    From cēra (wax) + .

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    cērō (present infinitive cērāre, perfect active cērāvī, supine cērātum); first conjugation

    1. to smear or coat with wax

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    • Italo-Romance:
      • Italian: cerare
    • Gallo-Romance:

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    • cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • cero”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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    Spanish numbers (edit)
    0 1  →  10  → 
        Cardinal: cero
        Ordinal: cero, ceroésimo
        Ordinal abbreviation: 0.º

    Etymology

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    Borrowed from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Andalusian Arabic صِفْر (ṣífr), from Classical Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, zero, nothing, empty, void).

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    Numeral

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    cero

    1. zero

    Noun

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    cero m (plural ceros)

    1. zero

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