cério

See also: cerio

Portuguese

Chemical element
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cério

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin cerium, from Cerēs (“a dwarf planet”), from Latin Cerēs (“goddess of agriculture”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.o/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾju/

• Homophones: céreo, sério
• Hyphenation: cé‧ri‧o

Noun

cério m (usually uncountable, plural cérios)

1. (chemistry) cerium (chemical element)