cierro

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθjero/ [ˈθje.ro]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjero/ [ˈsje.ro]
• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: cie‧rro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from cerrar.

Noun

cierro m (plural cierros)

1. close, closing
2. (Chile) fence

Etymology 2

Verb

cierro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cerrar

Further reading

• “cierro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014