fierro

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjero/
• Syllabification: fie‧rro
• Rhymes: -ero

Noun

fierro m

1. iron

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “fierro”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
• “hierro”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian

Alternative forms

• fierru
• ḥierru
• ḥierro

Etymology

From Old Leonese fierro, from Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjero/ [ˈfje.ro]
• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: fie‧rro

Noun

fierro m (uncountable)

1. iron

Usage notes

• While fierro (neuter) means iron as in the material, fierru (masculine) means a single non-specified part or piece of iron.

Further reading

• “fierro”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “fierro”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum.

Noun

fierro m

1. iron

References

• Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000), Ladino-English/English-Ladino Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary (Judeo-Spanish), New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 175
• Alegría Bendayán de Bendelac (1995), Diccionario del judeoespañol de los sefardíes del norte de Marruecos: Jaquetía tradicional y moderna, Caracas: Centro de Estudios Sefardíes de Caracas, →ISBN, page 274

Mirandese

Etymology

From Old Leonese fierro, from Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjeru/ [ˈfje.ru] (Central)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfiru/ [ˈfi.ru] (Sendinese)
• Rhymes: -eru (Central)
• Rhymes: -iru (Sendinese)
• Syllabification: fier‧ro

Noun

fierro m (plural fierros)

1. iron

References

Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “fierro”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈfjerrə]
• (Castelmezzano) IPA^(key): [ˈfiə̆rrə]

Noun

fierro n

1. iron (metal)

Noun

fierro m

1. iron (for flattening clothes)

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 403: “battere il ferro” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhjero/ [ˈhje.ro]

Noun

fierro m (plural fierros)

1. (uncountable) iron
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6v:

     Et aun a otra ꝑpriedat que el uidrio la obedece ⁊ tiral aſſi como la aymante tira el fierro.

     And yet another property is that glass obeys it and it pulls it, just like the magnet attracts iron.

2. (by extension, countable) something made out of iron
   1. spearhead (metal tip of a spear)
   2. lock
   3. (in the plural) shackles

Related terms

• ferradura
• ferramienta
• ferrar
• ferrero
• ferrumbre

Descendants

• Ladino: fierro
• Spanish: hierro, fierro
  • Papiamentu: heru

Further reading

• “fierro”, in Diccionario del español medieval electrónico [Electronic Dictionary of Medieval Spanish] (in Spanish, English, and German), Rostock University and Paderborn University, 2022–present
• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “fierro”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 259

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjero/ [ˈfje.ro]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: fie‧rro

Etymology 1

Variant of hierro preserving the initial /f/ in Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum.

Noun

fierro m (plural fierros)

1. (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Andes Mountains, Chile, Rioplatense) branding iron

   El rancho marca su ganado con fierro

   The ranch marks its cattle with a brand.

   1. (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, rustic) a branding
2. (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, Rioplatense) weapon
   1. (colloquial, all above countries + Honduras, Peru and Colombia, rare in Paraguay) firearm
   2. (colloquial, all above countries + Guatemala and Paraguray, criminal slang in Ecuador) bladed weapon
3. (colloquial, Mexico, Rioplatense) gas pedal
   1. (colloquial, Peru, Paraguay, Rioplatense) car, especially a race car
4. (Mexico) penny, cent
5. (colloquial, Uruguay) change (money in the form of coins)

   El banco no acepta pagos en fierro

   The bank doesn't accept payment in coins.

6. (Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru, Louisiana) iron (metal)

   Synonym: hierro

7. (Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Paraguay) iron tool
   1. (rustic, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, obsolete in Guatemala and Costa Rica) A tool, especially one used in agricultural work.
8. (vulgar, Argentina) coitus
9. (Chile) skewer; spit
10. (Chile) driving iron
11. (Guatemala) signature

Derived terms

• ferroso

Related terms

• cabeza de fierro
• testaferro

Descendants

• Papiamentu: heru

Adjective

fierro (feminine fierra, masculine plural fierros, feminine plural fierras)

1. (Ecuador) branded by an iron

Etymology 2

Verb

fierro

1. first-person singular present indicative of ferrar

Further reading

• “fierro”, 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
• “fierro”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010