céreo

See also: cereo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cēreus, from cēra (“wax”). Compare the doublet círio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.o/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾju/

• Homophones: sério, cério
• Hyphenation: cé‧re‧o

Adjective

céreo (feminine cérea, masculine plural céreos, feminine plural céreas)

1. waxen (having the pale smooth characteristics of wax)

   Synonym: ceroso

Further reading

• “céreo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “céreo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cēreus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθeɾeo/ [ˈθe.ɾe.o] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈseɾeo/ [ˈse.ɾe.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾeo
• Syllabification: cé‧re‧o

Adjective

céreo (feminine cérea, masculine plural céreos, feminine plural céreas)

1. waxen; waxlike

Related terms

• cera

Further reading

• “céreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025