cirio

[ sir-ee-oh ]

noun,plural cir·i·os.

boojum tree.

Origin of cirio

¹

<Mexican Spanish; Spanish: wax candle <Latin cēreus, noun use of cēreus made of wax, equivalent to cēr(a) wax + -eus-eous

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How to use cirio in a sentence

Then he hurried out to the balcony just as the two youngest cried in the midst of wild bursts of laughter, "cirio, cirio Pascual!"
Dona Perfecta | B. Perez Galdos
Dejmosle que pase, y cuando vaya por la esquina, yo gritar: cirio, Cirio20Pascual!
Doa Perfecta | Benito Prez Galds

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