"cerussa" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [keːˈrʊs.sa] [Classical-Latin], [t͡ʃeˈrus.sa] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncertain, but perhaps from cera (“wax”) + -issa (“-esse”). Etymology templates: {{uncertain|la}} Uncertain Head templates: {{la-noun|cērussa<1>}} cērussa f (genitive cērussae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cērussa<1>}} Forms: cērussa [canonical, feminine], cērussae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cērussa [nominative, singular], cērussae [nominative, plural], cērussae [genitive, singular], cērussārum [genitive, plural], cērussae [dative, singular], cērussīs [dative, plural], cērussam [accusative, singular], cērussās [accusative, plural], cērussā [ablative, singular], cērussīs [ablative, plural], cērussa [singular, vocative], cērussae [plural, vocative], cerusa [alternative]
  1. white lead, ceruse (particularly as used by women to whiten their skin.) Tags: declension-1 Synonyms: abarath [Medieval] Derived forms: cērussātus
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      "word": "abarath"
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