cromo

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See also: cromó, cromò, cromo-, and -cromo

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

  1. Clipping of cromolitografia.
  2. trading card
  3. (colloquial) gaudily-dressed person

Further reading

Galician

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Etymology 1

Noun

cromo m (uncountable)

  1. chromium

Etymology 2

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

  1. trading card

Italian

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Chemical element
Cr
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔ.mo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔmo
  • Hyphenation: crò‧mo

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour/color”).

Noun

cromo m (plural cromi)

  1. (chemistry) chromium
  2. chrome

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cromo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cromare

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɔmu, (Brazil) -õmu
  • Hyphenation: cro‧mo

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanádio (V)
Next: manganês (Mn)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

  1. Synonym of crómio (“chromium”)

Etymology 2

Shortening of cromolitografía, from cromo- +‎ litografia.

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

  1. trading card
    Synonym: (Brazil) figurinha

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos, feminine croma, feminine plural cromas)

  1. (Portugal, informal) dork (quirky, silly, and/or stupid socially inept person)

Adjective

cromo (feminine croma, masculine plural cromos, feminine plural cromas)

  1. (Portugal, informal) dorky

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cromo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cromar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾomo/
  • Rhymes: -omo
  • Syllabification: cro‧mo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French chrome.

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

  1. chromium

Etymology 2

Shortening of cromolitografía, from cromo- +‎ litografía.

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

  1. (Spain) trading card, picture card
    Synonym: (Argentina, Bolovia, Nicaragua, Uruguay) figurita
  2. (derogatory, slang, Spain) an ugly person (used mostly relationally)

Etymology 3

Verb

cromo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cromar

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