cromo

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

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkɾo.mu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkɾo.mo]

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

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

Further reading

• “cromo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology 1

Noun

cromo m (uncountable)

1. chromium

Etymology 2

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. trading card

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Italian

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanadio (V)
Next: manganese (Mn)

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

cromo m (plural cromi)

1. (chemistry) chromium
2. chrome

Related terms

• cromato
• cromia
• cromismo
• cromite

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cromo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cromare

Anagrams

• cormo

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Portuguese

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

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. Synonym of crómio (“chromium”)

Related terms

• cromado
• cromato
• crómico
• cromita
• cromófilo

 

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) a dork (a 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

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Spanish

File:Panini maradona supersport.jpg

A trading card of football (soccer) star Diego Maradona issued for the 1986 FIFA World Cup

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾomo/ [ˈkɾo.mo]
• Rhymes: -omo

Etymology 1

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 attributively)

Etymology 3

Verb

cromo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cromar

Further reading

• “cromo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014