cedazo

Spanish

Cedazo para la harina de trigo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeˈdaθo/ [θeˈð̞a.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seˈdaso/ [seˈð̞a.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025