cero
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈsɛroʊ/
- US
:
cero
- Dos, cero, seis, siete, ocho, ocho.
- cero mackerel
Examples
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- Okay, dos, cero, seis...
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In the episode he first appears in, he smacks Orihime so hard he sends her flying, and then aims a cero at her and Yoruichi.
Blog text (10) -
Cero-Fruito?
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The guard then asked, "Nombre?" Hajian repeated, "Ocho, cero, dos?"
Academic text (1996) -
Hajian, keen to try out his "Sesame Street" Spanish, answered, "Ocho, cero, dos."
Academic text (1996) -
Plomo Quiñones... cero.
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Coastal migratory pelagic fish include king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, cero, little tunny, cobia, dolphin, and, in the Gulf of Mexico only, bluefish.
Academic text (1990) -
While fishing off the coast, I caught a large cero that weighed over twenty pounds.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring grilled cero with lemon and herbs.
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In the Atlantic, anglers often seek cero for its fighting spirit and tasty meat.
Synonyms
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A large fish with a long pointed nose eaten as food and often caught for sport
A large mackerel from warm Atlantic coastal waters of the United States that people eat
A large edible fish with spots found off the Atlantic coast of the United States
A large spotted mackerel from the Atlantic coast of North America used for food
A large sea fish people eat found in warm coastal waters
A large sea fish with a long pointed nose that people eat and catch for sport
A large mackerel-like fish with a long pointed snout eaten and caught for sport along the Atlantic coast
A fish with a green-blue back and dark stripes that lives in northern Atlantic waters and is eaten
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cero comes from Spanish, where fishermen used it for a large, strong mackerel found in the Caribbean and Atlantic. English kept that Spanish name, so cero today means that specific big mackerel.