céreo

See also: cereo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cēreus, from cēra (“wax”). Compare the doublet círio.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.o/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾju/

Homophones: sério, cério
Hyphenation: cé‧re‧o

Adjective

céreo (feminine cérea, masculine plural céreos, feminine plural céreas)

waxen (having the pale smooth characteristics of wax)
Synonym: ceroso

Further reading

“céreo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“céreo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cēreus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθeɾeo/ [ˈθe.ɾe.o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
IPA^(key): /ˈseɾeo/ [ˈse.ɾe.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -eɾeo
Syllabification: cé‧re‧o

Adjective

céreo (feminine cérea, masculine plural céreos, feminine plural céreas)

waxen; waxlike

Related terms

cera

Further reading

“céreo”, 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