cerumen

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin caerūmen, from cera +‎ -men. The appearance of the u is unexplained, but may have been influenced by words like albūmen and bitūmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səˈɹuːmɛn/, /səˈɹuːmən/ Rhymes: -uːmɛn, -uːmən === Noun === cerumen (uncountable) Earwax. Synonym: wax (ellipsis) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin caerūmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [səˈɾu.mən] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [seˈɾu.men] === Noun === cerumen m (uncountable) earwax Synonym: cera de les orelles ==== Related terms ==== ceruminós === Further reading === “cerumen”, 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 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cérumen, from Latin cerumen. === Noun === cerumen n (uncountable) cerumen ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeˈɾumen/ [θeˈɾu.mẽn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /seˈɾumen/ [seˈɾu.mẽn] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -umen Syllabification: ce‧ru‧men === Noun === cerumen m (plural cerumenes) earwax === Further reading === “cerumen”, 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