fierro

Aragonese

Etymology

Noun

fierro m

  1. iron

References


Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Noun

fierro m (plural fierros)

  1. iron

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjerə/

Noun

fierro n

  1. iron (metal)

fierro m

  1. iron (for flattening clothes)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸje.ro]

Noun

fierro f (plural fierros)

  1. iron
    • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6v.
      Et aun a otra ṕpriedat que el uidrio la obedece ¬ tiral aſſi como la aymante tira el fierro.
      And yet another property is that glass obeys it and it pulls it, just like the magnet attracts iron.

Descendants


Spanish

Etymology

Variant of hierro preserving the initial -f- in Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjero/

Noun

fierro m (plural fierros)

  1. (Latin America) branding iron
    El rancho marca su ganado con fierro.
  2. (colloquial, Colombia, Uruguay) firearm
  3. (countable, Costa Rica) tool (implement)
  4. (Mexico) penny, cent
  5. (colloquial, Uruguay) coin (money in the form of coins)
    El banco no acepta pagos en fierro.
  6. (archaic, dialectal, Louisiana) iron (metal)
    La cerca alrededor de su casa es de fierro pintado.
  7. (colloquial, Mexico) money (currency)

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