Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An edible fish (Scomberomorus regalis) of western Atlantic waters, having silvery sides and a dark-blue back. Also called sierra.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A scombroid fish, Scomberomorus regalis, with elongated body and of silvery color relieved by a broken brownish band along the side, above and below which are numerous brownish spots, the anterior portion of the spinous dorsal fin being black. It is closely related to the well-known Spanish mackerel, but reaches a much larger size, sometimes weighing 20 pounds.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero (Scomberomorus caballa), called also
kingfish , and spotted, or king, cero (Scomberomorus regalis).
WordNet 3.0
- n. large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
- n. large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
Etymologies
- Alteration of Spanish sierra, saw, sawfish; see sierra. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Pollo: En esta region las personas acostumbran comer el pollo en su version "Caldo de gallina de rancho" que es caldo de pollo que siempre comio alimentos naturales, cero quimicos, y lo podran encontrar en la misma carretera a Talisman Km. 10 ahi hay diversos restaurancitos que venden esto.”
“Designed by Spain practice architect A-cero around two oblique axes, the Pozuelo House exudes elegance and sophistication in the most charming possible way.”
“Pingback: No suma cero » Internet Prioritaria: Ciudadanos en red formando opinión pública en la plaza”
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“I would LOVE to see a cero, sonido or Ichigo hollowfying on the big screen in live action though but I don't want to see a Bleach movie.”
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“The house was designed by A-cero and is located on a 3.500 m2 plot presenting a light slope that is used by the access ramp to the garage.”
“Located in Cadiz, Spain, Sotogrande House is yet another success of A-cero Architects, a name which has in time become similar with high quality architecture.”
“Article reads in part: A partir de hoy, los vehículos con placas foráneas y del extranjero no circulan de cinco a 11 de la mañana a menos que cuenten con el holograma cero o doble cero, requisito que podrán obtener si verifican de forma voluntaria en los verificentros de la zona metropolitana.”
“Ya no volvería a verlo, ahora tendría que olvidar todo lo vivido junto a él, debía de volver a olvidar como amar y volver a armar la muralla de hielo alrededor de su corazón, pero esta ves el doble de grosor ... ahora tendría que volver a empezar todo desde cero.”
“Cuando el sol pone a los pibes delantales de aprender, él aprende cuánto cero le quedaba por saber.”
“Para que un programa de este tipo sea viable debe de tener una tasa de recuperación mayor al 90% menos que eso está condenado al fracaso o subsistir mediante la inyección de fondos del erario público o bien mediante préstamos o donaciones de otros países (como es el caso del usura cero).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cero’.
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fish list
lots and lots of fish, a piscatorial
wetdreamablet, agnathan, ahi, ahuru, ahuruhuru, albacore, albicore, alec, alewife, allice, allis, amberjack and 840 more...
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Spanish words with arabic etymology
Spanish words acquired from classical and andalusi Arabic
spanish words wit..., abelmosco, abenuz, aceite, aceituna, acerola, ajedrez, ajonjoli, albahaca, barrio, ojalá, Belen and 36 more...
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Love is Universal
'Love' in different languages.
amor, amour, cero, amore, ai, nul, ruk, mahal, dragoste, gra, elskede, mohabbat and 69 more...
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No Hablo Español
Despite seven years of classes and being half-Puerto Rican.
uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce and 198 more...
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wickedwitch's list
lll
alit, plinth, eclat, diaphanous, portico, nival, daedal, apse, fossa, pellet, avail, midge and 143 more...
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kant's Words
mandrágora, doppelganger, sinestesia, baladí, adriático, chanson, correveidile, angster, dèja vu, otredad, grasshopper, republic and 1074 more...
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Italiano
Italian words.
mammone, menefreghista, pistacchio, gongolare, ingrifato, aiuole, derattizzazione, cafone, spruzzare, cocco, ma va, gatta ci cova and 120 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for cero.
fbharjo zero Apr 16, 2012