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cirio

American

[sir-ee-oh] / ˈsɪr iˌoʊ /

noun

boojum tree.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

cirios

plural

Etymology

Origin of cirio

< Mexican Spanish; Spanish: wax candle < Latin cēreus, noun use of cēreus made of wax, equivalent to cēr ( a ) wax + -eus -eous

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