cromo

See also: cromó, cromò, cromo-, and -cromo

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈkɾu.mu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkɾo.mo]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkɾo.mu]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. clipping of cromolitografia
2. trading card
3. (colloquial) gaudily-dressed person

Further reading

• “cromo”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology 1

Noun

cromo m (uncountable)

1. chromium

Etymology 2

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. trading card

Italian

Chemical element (edit)
Cr Atomic number 24 cromo
Classification data Period 4 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← vanadio (V)
Next: manganese (Mn) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔ.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɔmo
• Hyphenation: crò‧mo

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă).

Noun

cromo m (plural cromi)

1. (chemistry) chromium
2. chrome

Related terms

• cromato
• cromia
• cromismo
• cromite

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cromo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cromare

Anagrams

• cormo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾõ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɔ.mu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔmu, (Brazil) -õmu
• Hyphenation: cro‧mo

Etymology 1

Chemical element (edit)
Cr Atomic number 24 cromo
Alternative names: crómio (Europe), crômio (Brazil)
Classification data Period 4 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← vanádio (V)
Next: manganês (Mn) →
Portuguese Wikipedia article on Cromo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. synonym of crómio (“chromium”)

Related terms

• cromado
• cromato
• crómico / crômico
• cromita
• cromófilo

Etymology 2

Shortening of cromolitografía, from cromo- +‎ litografia.

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. trading card

   Synonym: (Brazil) figurinha

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos, feminine croma, feminine plural cromas)

1. (Portugal, informal) dork (quirky, silly, and/or stupid socially inept person)

Adjective

cromo (feminine croma, masculine plural cromos, feminine plural cromas)

1. (Portugal, informal) dorky

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cromo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cromar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾomo/ [ˈkɾo.mo]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: cro‧mo

Etymology 1

Chemical element (edit)
Cr Atomic number 24 cromo
Classification data Period 4 Group 6 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← vanadio (V)
Next: manganeso (Mn) →

Borrowed from French chrome.

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. chromium

Etymology 2

Shortening of cromolitografía, from cromo- +‎ litografía.

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. (Spain) trading card, picture card

   Synonym: (Argentina, Bolovia, Nicaragua, Uruguay) figurita

2. (derogatory, slang, Spain) an ugly person (used mostly relationally)

Etymology 3

Verb

cromo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cromar

Further reading

• “cromo”, 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