cérebro

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See also: cerebro

Portuguese

cérebro

Etymology

An early borrowing from Latin cerebrum.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

cérebro m (plural cérebros)

  1. (anatomy) brain, cerebrum (organ located in the anterior and superior part of the brain)
  2. (figuratively) thought
  3. (figuratively) judgment
  4. (figuratively) intelligence
  5. (figuratively) central management body; center
  6. (figuratively) individual who plans and/or directs a project, enterprise, etc. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  7. (figuratively) individual who engages in intellectual or scientific activity (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Quotations

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