acero

Etymology

From Latin acer (“maple tree”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtsero/
• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧ro

Noun

acero (accusative singular aceron, plural aceroj, accusative plural acerojn)

1. maple

Etymology

From Late Latin acerus, variant of Latin acer (“maple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatʃero/

Noun

acero m (plural aceri)

1. maple (tree) (Acer)
2. maple wood

Anagrams

• corea, Corea

Adjective

acērō

1. dative masculine singular of acērus
2. dative neuter singular of acērus
3. ablative masculine singular of acērus
4. ablative neuter singular of acērus

Verb

acero

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of acerar

Noun

acero

1. definite singular vocative form of aceră.

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): [a̠ˈdse̞.ɾo̞], [a̠ˈtse̞.ɾo̞]
• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /aˈθeɾo/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /aˈseɾo/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin aciarium, from Latin acies. Compare Asturian aceru, Catalan acer, French acier, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço.

Noun

acero m (plural aceros)

1. steel
2. (figuratively) sword, weapon
3. (in the plural) arms
4. tincture of steel

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

acero

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of acerar.

Anagrams

• careo
• Corea
• corea

Further reading

• “acero” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.