ciervo

Spanish

Alternative forms

cieruo (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin cervus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) (cf. Latin cornu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθjeɾbo/ [ˈθjeɾ.β̞o]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjeɾbo/ [ˈsjeɾ.β̞o]
(Castilian)
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(Peruvian)
Audio: noicon (file)
Rhymes: -eɾbo
Syllabification: cier‧vo
Homophone: (Latin America) siervo

Noun

ciervo m (plural ciervos, feminine cierva, feminine plural ciervas)

deer, stag
Synonym: venado

Derived terms

Related terms

cérvido
cervuno (“deer-like”)
serval

Further reading

“ciervo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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