cérebro

See also: cerebro

Portuguese

cérebro

Etymology

An early borrowing from Latin cerebrum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾe.bɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾe.bɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾe.bɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾɨ.bɾu/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɨ.βɾu]

• Rhymes: -ɛɾebɾu, -ɛɾɨbɾu
• Hyphenation: cé‧re‧bro

Noun

cérebro m (plural cérebros)

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

Quotations

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Related terms

• cerebelo
• cerebral