cebo

See also: cebó

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from translingual Cebus, from Ancient Greek κῆβος (kêbos, “a long-tailed monkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sebo]
• Rhymes: -ebo
• Hyphenation: ce‧bo

Noun

cebo (accusative singular cebon, plural ceboj, accusative plural cebojn)

1. capuchin monkey

Derived terms

• cebedoj

Galician

Verb

cebo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cebar

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῆβος (kêbos, “a long-tailed monkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.bo/
• Rhymes: -ɛbo
• Hyphenation: cè‧bo

Noun

cebo m (plural cebi)

1. capuchin (monkey)

   Synonym: cebide

Anagrams

• boce

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθebo/ [ˈθe.β̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsebo/ [ˈse.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ebo
• Syllabification: ce‧bo
• Homophone: (Latin America) sebo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin cibus (“food, fodder”).

Noun

cebo m (plural cebos)

1. bait
2. fodder
3. grain

   lomo de cebo ibérico, jamón ibérico de cebo

4. tallow

Related terms

• cebada
• cebador

 

Etymology 2

Verb

cebo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cebar

Further reading

• “cebo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16