seso

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish seso (“brain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseso/, [ˈse.so]
• Hyphenation: se‧so

Noun

seso

1. (Caviteño, Cotabateño, Zamboangueño) brain

   Synonym: utak

Esperanto

Etymology

ses (“six”) +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseso/
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: se‧so

Noun

seso (accusative singular seson, plural sesoj, accusative plural sesojn)

1. sixsome (group of six)

   Synonym: sesopo

2. the digit or figure six

See also

Playing cards in Esperanto · ludkartoj (layout · text)
aso	duo	trio	kvaro	kvino	seso	sepo
oko	naŭo	deko	fanto, bubo	damo	reĝo	ĵokero

Further reading

• “seso”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “seso”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑁂𑀲𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• सेसो (Devanagari script)
• সেসো (Bengali script)
• සෙසො (Sinhalese script)
• သေသော or သေသေႃ (Burmese script)
• เสโส (Thai script)
• ᩈᩮᩈᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເສໂສ (Lao script)
• សេសោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄬𑄥𑄮 (Chakma script)

Adjective

seso

1. nominative singular masculine of sesa (“remaining”)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseso/ [ˈse.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: se‧so

Noun

seso m (plural sesos)

1. brain

   Synonym: cerebro

   volarle los sesos ― to blow someone's brains out

2. (often in plural) brainwork, brain power

Derived terms

• calentarse los sesos
• devanarse los sesos
• la cabeza blanca y el seso por venir
• sesera
• seso vegetal
• volarse los sesos (“to blow one's brains out”)

Further reading

• “seso”, 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