cerillo

noun

ce·​ri·​llo

səˈrē(ˌ)(y)ō

plural -s

1

: zapatero

2

: princewood sense 2

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, hog gum (Symphonia globulifera), princewood (Exostema caribaeum), cogwood, zapatero, wax taper, match, alteration of Spanish cerilla wax taper, from cera wax, from Latin

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