"Cerro" meaning in English

See Cerro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Cerros [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Cerro, a habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”). * Borrowed from Spanish Cerro, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill or ridge, from cerro (“hill, hillock”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Cerro}} Italian Cerro, {{bor|en|es|Cerro}} Spanish Cerro Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Cerro (countable and uncountable, plural Cerros)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Cerro-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in New Mexico, USA
    Sense id: en-Cerro-en-name-WD3eprke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Cerro Bolívar, Cerro de Pasco, Cerro de Punta, Cerro Punta

Inflected forms

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