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cerro

/sˈɛɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
cer-ro
IPA
/sˈɛɹoʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Cerro, a habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”). * Borrowed from Spanish Cerro, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill or ridge, from cerro (“hill, hillock”).

Origin

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Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Cerros (plural)

Phrases

Cerro Bolívar Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Punta Cerro Punta

Frequently Paired Words

Cerro Bolívar Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Punta Cerro Punta

Rhymes With

narrow marrow sparrow romero aero pharaoh guerrero aguero taro darrow ferro ribeiro

Questions

How do you pronounce cerro?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛɹoʊ/.
What does cerro mean?
A surname.
Where does cerro come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce cerro

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