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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

Noun Inflected Forms

• cero
  plural
• ceros
  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

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cero ceros

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

Relatively inexpensive, ground-fish chum is especially productive for snapper and grouper, Spanish and cero mackerel and other fish that hold on or near structure.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a fraction of a second, the big cero hit the ballyhoo in front of the hook and cut me off!

From Time Magazine Archive

Othe were taught of the mouthe of the best learned, Demosthenes of Iseus, a man moste Eloquent: Ci- cero of Philo and Milo, famous in wisedome and Eloquence.

From A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde by Richard Rainolde

Then I baited up with a small, live ballyhoo that we caught from our chum slick and waited for the biggest ceros to reappear.

From Time Magazine Archive

We caught them to ten pounds, yet I saw a half dozen world-record-class ceros that had to weigh between 15 and 20 pounds!

From Time Magazine Archive

However, we usually use the 20-pound spinning rig for big amberjack, the 12-pound rig for big horse-eye jacks, and the eight-pound rig for ceros and small to medium horse-eyes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The school, which stayed with us for quite a while, held some huge ceros.

From Time Magazine Archive

A very stout lady bore the graceful name of "Reno- ceros," whereas an old reprobate could do no better than "Renogade."

From Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information by Lilyan Stratton