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/
- (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)

(chemistry) cerium (chemical element)

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