ciervo

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Spanish

Alternative forms

cieruo (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin cervus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) (cf. Latin cornu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθjeɾbo/
IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsjeɾbo/
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Rhymes: -eɾbo
Syllabification: cier‧vo
Homophone: (Latin America) siervo

Noun

ciervo m (plural ciervos, feminine cierva, feminine plural ciervas)

deer, stag
Synonym: venado

Derived terms

Related terms

cérvido
cervuno (“deer-like”)
serval

Further reading

“ciervo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

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