cerro

[ ser-oh ]

noun,plural cer·ros.

Southwestern U.S. a hill or peak.

Origin of cerro

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”)

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On the right of these promenades is the river, on the left the pyramidal hill, of the cerro de San Cristoval.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests | J. J. von Tschudi
This last place is on the way to cerro de Pasco, whither transports of money are frequently sent.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests | J. J. von Tschudi
Santa Anna, with the flower of his army, awaited him in the strong position of cerro Gordo, fifty miles northwest.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin Emerson
On July 4, 1955, a pair was found in copulation beneath a pine log at 2700 meters on cerro Barolosa.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico | William E. Duellman
A settlement on the western slopes of cerro San Andrés; pine, oak, and fir forest.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico | William E. Duellman

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