cedazo

Spanish

Cedazo para la harina de trigo

Etymology

Inherited from Latin saetaceum or saetacium, from saeta. Compare Italian setaccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈdaθo/ [θeˈð̞a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈdaso/ [seˈð̞a.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: ce‧da‧zo

Noun

cedazo m (plural cedazos)

1. sieve

   Synonyms: tamiz, cernidor, cribador, tamizador

Further reading

• “cedazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16