cio

Meaning

heat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile)

Concepts

heat

rut

concupiscence

estrus

oestrus

libido

lust

St. Augustine

physical attraction

desire

rutting

wish

sexual desire

eros

Synonyms

estro

concupiscência

Eros

andada

estar com cio

Translations

celo

estro

Brunst

rut

chaleur

concupiscencia

désir

calore

bronst

Brunft

Hitze

concupiscence

concupiscenza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsi.u/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cio, ceo, from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos). Doublet of zelo, a borrowing.