cirio

[ sir-ee-oh ]

noun,plural cir·i·os.

Origin of cirio

1
<Mexican Spanish; Spanish: wax candle <Latin cēreus, noun use of cēreus made of wax, equivalent to cēr(a) wax + -eus-eous

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