celos

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡selos/

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• Rhymes: -elos
• Syllabification: ce‧los

celos

1. future of celi

From Latin zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos), from ζεῖν (zeîn).

• IPA^(key): /ˈθelos/ [ˈθe.los] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈselos/ [ˈse.los] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -elos
• Syllabification: ce‧los

celos m pl (plural only)

1. jealousy
2. rut

   Synonyms: brama, estro

• Different meaning in the plural form than in the singular celo.

• “celo”, 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