Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceroon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ceroon
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bale or package, covered or bound with hide, formerly used in Central America.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc."
"Troops of pack animals constantly passed us, laden with enormous hide ceroons, filled with grain. The scene was pastoral."
"The final sorting and classifying of bark are done at the main store-houses at the coast, where it is closely packed in ceroons of previously moistened cowhides (hair-side out), or in bales of heavy sacking."

Etymology

From Spanish serón (“a kind of hamper or pannier”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: serón

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

ceroons (plural)

Questions

What does ceroon mean?: A bale or package, covered or bound with hide, formerly used in Central America.
Where does ceroon come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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