cerro

Galician

/ˈθero̝/

noun
Definitions
  • hill, hillock
  • dorsal fin
  • (in the plural) hard scales along the sides of the Atlantic horse mackerel
  • yarn of clean flax
  • flax fiver

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese cerro inherited from Latin cirrus (curl, mane forelock of a horse, curl of hair, tentril, ringlet).

Origin

Latin

cirrus

Gloss

curl, mane forelock of a horse, curl of hair, tentril, ringlet

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