ciro

Borrowed from French cire, from Latin cēra. Compare Italian cera.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siro/

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• Rhymes: -iro
• Syllabification: ci‧ro

ciro (accusative singular ciron, plural ciroj, accusative plural cirojn)

1. wax; polish

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جیرو, from Italian giro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ɾo/

ciro (definite accusative ciroyu, plural cirolar)

1. endorsement (writing one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party)
2. turnover

• “ciro”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ciro”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ciro”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 824
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ciro”, in Nişanyan Sözlük