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acero.

steel

5 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈθeɾo/[aˈθe.ɾo]/aˈseɾo/[aˈse.ɾo]

  1. steel

    masculine

  2. sword, weapon

    figuratively · masculine

  3. arms

    in-plural · masculine

  4. tincture of steel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin aciēs Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Late Latin aciārium Old Spanish azero Spanish acero Inherited from Old Spanish azero (“steely”, adjective), from Late Latin aciārium. Cognate with Asturian aceru, Catalan acer, French acier, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, and Portuguese aço.

verb/aˈθeɾo/[aˈθe.ɾo]/aˈseɾo/[aˈse.ɾo]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of acerar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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