cerro
Americannoun
plural
cerrosEtymology
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”)
Example Sentences
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El Observatorio Las Campanas, cuyos telescopios y oficinas se extienden a lo largo de una cresta escarpada del cerro Las Campanas, a 2600 metros de altura, fue uno de los pioneros del cielo de Atacama.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023
El GMT se construirá en la cima del cerro Las Campanas, a 3 kilómetros de los domos de los telescopios existentes del Instituto Carnegie.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023
La Virgen de Guadalupe se le aparece a un indígena y le pide que le construyan una iglesia en el cerro del Tepeyac.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2019
The dwelling at the bottom of the cerro was an old shack beyond repair.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
We were barely over the cerro when we saw them to the right of us, in a clearing, on yet another hill: hundreds of snout-nosed butterflies hovering over dozens of rosebushes.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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