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cerro
[ ser-oh ]
noun
, plural cer·ros.
- Southwestern U.S. a hill or peak.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cerro1
An Americanism first recorded in 1825–35 from Spanish: literally, “hill, backbone, neck of an animal,” from Latin cirrus “curl, tuft” (with shift: from “curly hair,” to “hair on an animal's neck,” to “neck or spine,” to “hill”)
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Example Sentences
On the right of these promenades is the river, on the left the pyramidal hill, of the Cerro de San Cristoval.
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This last place is on the way to Cerro de Pasco, whither transports of money are frequently sent.
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Santa Anna, with the flower of his army, awaited him in the strong position of Cerro Gordo, fifty miles northwest.
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On July 4, 1955, a pair was found in copulation beneath a pine log at 2700 meters on Cerro Barolosa.
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A settlement on the western slopes of Cerro San Andrés; pine, oak, and fir forest.
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