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Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin cērōsus.
Adjective
ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosi, feminine plural cerose)
- waxy (like, or containing wax)
Etymology 2
From cerio + -oso.
Adjective
ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosi, feminine plural cerose)
- cerous (of trivalent cerium)
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
cērōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cērōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin cērōsus. By surface analysis, cera (“wax”) + -oso (“-ous”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: ce‧ro‧so
Adjective
ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosos, feminine plural cerosas, metaphonic)
- waxen (having the pale smooth characteristics of wax)
- Synonym: céreo
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cērōsus. By surface analysis, cera + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈɾoso/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈɾoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: ce‧ro‧so
Adjective
ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosos, feminine plural cerosas)
- waxen
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