cerote
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el cerote(
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roh
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (technical) (substance)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. wax
El zapatero trató los cordones de las botas con cerote para hacerlos resistentes al agua.The shoemaker treated the boot laces with wax to make them water resistant.
2. (vulgar) (excrement) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
3. (colloquial) (form of address) (Central America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. dude (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Quiubo, cerote?What's up, dude?
b. mate (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Todo bien, cerote?Alright, mate?
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