cero

== English == === Etymology === Corruption of Spanish sierra (“sawfish”). === Noun === cero (plural ceros or ceroes) A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies. === References === Cero (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Scomberomorus regalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Scomberomorus regalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === -core, CORE, Core, ROCE, co-r.e., core, creo, ocre == Asturian == === Numeral === cero zero === Noun === cero m (plural ceros) zero == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin cervus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈse̞.ɾu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈse.ɾo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈse.ɾu] === Noun === cero m (plural ceros) (Balearic) alternative form of cérvol (“deer”) === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cero”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛɾo Hyphenation: ce‧ro === Numeral === cero (indeclinable) zero === Further reading === “cero”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Italian == === Alternative forms === cerio (archaic, dialectal) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin cēreus. Doublet of cereo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ro/ Rhymes: -ero Hyphenation: cé‧ro === Noun === cero m (plural ceri) long church candle ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === core, creo, creò, ocre, reco, recò == Latin == === Etymology === From cēra (“wax”) + -ō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkeː.roː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ro] === Verb === cērō (present infinitive cērāre, perfect active cērāvī, supine cērātum); first conjugation to smear or coat with wax ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “cero”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Andalusian Arabic صِفْر (ṣífr), from Classical Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, nothing, empty, void”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθeɾo/ [ˈθe.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈseɾo/ [ˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: ce‧ro === Numeral === cero zero === Noun === cero m (plural ceros) zero ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cero”, 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