cerro

[ ser-oh ]

noun

, plural cer·ros.

1. Southwestern U.S. a hill or peak.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cerro¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1825–35 from Spanish: literally, “hill, backbone, neck of an animal,” from Latin cirrus “curl, tuft” (with shift: from “curly hair,” to “hair on an animal's neck,” to “neck or spine,” to “hill”)

Example Sentences

On the right of these promenades is the river, on the left the pyramidal hill, of the Cerro de San Cristoval.

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This last place is on the way to Cerro de Pasco, whither transports of money are frequently sent.

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Santa Anna, with the flower of his army, awaited him in the strong position of Cerro Gordo, fifty miles northwest.

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On July 4, 1955, a pair was found in copulation beneath a pine log at 2700 meters on Cerro Barolosa.

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A settlement on the western slopes of Cerro San Andrés; pine, oak, and fir forest.

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