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cero

1

[ seer-oh ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) cero, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ceros.
  1. a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast game fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of the mackerel family.
  2. any of various related fishes.

cero-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “wax,” used in the formation of compound words:

    cerotype.

cero-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating the use of wax

    ceroplastic

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cero

2

/ ˈsɪrəʊ; ˈsɪərəʊ /

noun

  1. a large spiny-finned food fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of warm American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Scombridae (mackerels, tunnies, etc)
  2. any similar or related fish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cero1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; alteration of sierra

Origin of cero2

< Greek ŧ-, combining form of ŧó wax
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cero1

from Greek ŧDz wax

Origin of cero2

C19: from Spanish: saw, sawfish, altered spelling of sierra

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