cério

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See also: cerio

Portuguese

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cério

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin cerium, from Cerēs (“a dwarf planet”), from Latin Cerēs (“goddess of agriculture”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾjo/

Noun

cério m (usually uncountable, plural cérios)

  1. (chemistry) cerium (chemical element)
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