cerro

Meaning

hill

Hyphenated as

ce‧rro

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθero/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cirrus (“tuft, crest”). For the semantic relation, cf. the meanings of English crest.

Sentences

Participó en la batalla de cerro gordo y en la batalla de Chapultepec .

He participated in the Battle of Cerro Gordo and the Battle of Chapultepec.

Se trata de un cerro elevado y destacado del entorno , bien defendido naturalmente .

It is a high and prominent hill of the environment, well defended naturally.