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• cero
  cero

  noun

  a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast game fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of the mackerel family.
• cero-
  cero-

  a combining form meaning “wax,” used in the formation of compound words.

cero

¹ American  

[seer-oh] / ˈsɪər oʊ /

noun

cero, plural ceros plural

1. a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast game fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of the mackerel family.

2. any of various related fishes.

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cero- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “wax,” used in the formation of compound words.

   cerotype.

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cero ¹ British  

/ ˈsɪrəʊ, ˈsɪərəʊ /

noun

1. a large spiny-finned food fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of warm American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Scombridae (mackerels, tunnies, etc)

2. any similar or related fish

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cero- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating the use of wax

   ceroplastic

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• ceros
  plural
• cero
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cero¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; alteration of sierra

Origin of cero-²

< Greek kēro-, combining form of kērós wax

Example Sentences

A principios de 2020, Mustre de León firmó un pronunciamiento en el que informaba que el centro impondría una política de cero tolerancia hacia el acoso sexual.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 5, 2021

Después de todo, los ingresos de la taquilla se han reducido a prácticamente cero y más de 100 mil trabajadores de la industria del entretenimiento han perdido sus empleos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2020

The final score was 2–0, or dos a cero, a sort of mantra with which Americans teased the once unbeatable Mexicans.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2018

A government tourism promotional leaflet reads “Sol, arena y cero impuestos,” “Sun, sand and zero taxes.”

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2015

And once I saw a cero mackerel jump way in along the reef, and even at a mile’s distance I could see the wonderful curve he made.

From Tales of Fishes by Grey, Zane