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cencerro

cencerro noun: a cowbell.

Noun

cencerro (plural cencerros)

  1. A cowbell.
    • Even so, the score calls for Thai gongs, African balaphone and Caribbean cencerros, among others.2015 August 6, Phil Harrison, “Thursday’s best TV”, in The Guardian

Forms of cencerro

pluralcencerros

Origin of cencerro

Borrowed from Spanish cencerro, from Basque zinzerri (“animal bell”).

Questions about cencerro

What does cencerro mean?
Cencerro means a cowbell.
What part of speech is cencerro?
Cencerro is a noun.
What is the plural of cencerro?
The plural of cencerro is cencerros.

Words near cencerro in the dictionary

  1. cenanthous
  2. Cenarth
  3. Cenas
  4. cenatory
  5. cencaluk
  6. cencerro
  7. cencerros
  8. Cenci
  9. Cencis
  10. Cenderawasih Bay
  11. cenderitide

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