ceroso

== Italian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin cērōsus. ==== Adjective ==== ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosi, feminine plural cerose) waxy (like, or containing wax) ===== Related terms ===== cera === Etymology 2 === From cerio +‎ -oso. ==== Adjective ==== ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosi, feminine plural cerose) cerous (of trivalent cerium) === Anagrams === coserò == Latin == === Adjective === cērōsō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cērōsus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin cērōsus. By surface analysis, cera (“wax”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ozu Hyphenation: ce‧ro‧so === Adjective === ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosos, feminine plural cerosas, metaphonic) waxen (having the pale smooth characteristics of wax) Synonym: céreo === Further reading === “ceroso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ceroso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin cērōsus. By surface analysis, cera +‎ -oso. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeˈɾoso/ [θeˈɾo.so] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /seˈɾoso/ [seˈɾo.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -oso Syllabification: ce‧ro‧so === Adjective === ceroso (feminine cerosa, masculine plural cerosos, feminine plural cerosas) waxen === Further reading === “ceroso”, 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