ciruelo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cēreolus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiˈɾwelo/ [θiˈɾwe.lo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /siˈɾwelo/ [siˈɾwe.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: ci‧rue‧lo

Noun

ciruelo m (plural ciruelos)

1. plum tree

Derived terms

• ciruelillo

Related terms

• cera
• ciruela f

Further reading

• “ciruelo”, 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