claro

[ klahr-oh ]
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adjective
  1. (of cigars) light-colored and, usually, mild.

noun,plural clar·os.
  1. such a cigar.

Origin of claro

1
1890–95; <Spanish <Latin clārusclear

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How to use claro in a sentence

  • Ceyx was drowned on his way to consult the oracle of Claros.

    The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann White
  • Their parents not knowing what this strange malady was sent embassies to the oracle of Apollo at Claros.

    Essays on the Greek Romances | Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
  • Quod ni ita esset, numquam claros viros senatus vinctos hostibus dedidisset.

    De Officiis | Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • He thought best therefore to make a voyage to Claros in Ionia to consult the oracle of Apollo.

  • At its feet the city of Claros, with temple and groves of ash and mighty oracle sacred to Apollo.

    Saronia | Richard Short

British Dictionary definitions for claro

claro

/ (ˈklɑːrəʊ) /


nounplural -ros or -roes
  1. a mild light-coloured cigar

Origin of claro

1
from Spanish: clear

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