cirio

[sir-ee-oh]

noun, plural cir·i·os.

boojum tree.

Origin of cirio

< 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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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