cerot

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κηρωτός (kērōtós, “mixed with wax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈɾɔt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seˈɾɔt]

Noun

cerot m (uncountable)

1. cobbler's wax (mixture of wax and pitch traditionally used in shoemaking)

   Synonym: cerol

Related terms

• cera

Further reading

• “cerot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cerot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “cerot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Latvian

Verb

cerot

1. present conjunctive of cerēt
2. (with the particle lai) imperative conjunctive of cerēt

Participle

cerot (invariable)

1. hoping; adverbial invariable present active participle of cerēt