suero

See also: Suero

English

Etymology

From Spanish suero. Doublet of serum.

Noun

suero (uncountable)

1. A condiment based on fermented milk, from Colombia's Caribbean coastal region.

Anagrams

• Euros, Rouse, euros, rouse, roués

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.e.roː/, [ˈs̠uɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.e.ro/, [ˈsuːero]

Verb

suerō

1. first-person singular future perfect active indicative of suō

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *sŏrus, or more likely from an Iberian Vulgar Latin *sorum, from an alteration of Latin serum. Compare Portuguese soro. See also Spanish Suárez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweɾo/ [ˈswe.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: sue‧ro

Noun

suero m (plural sueros)

1. serum
2. whey
3. IV or intravenous line or fluid

Derived terms

• antisuero
• enfermedad del suero
• suero de la leche
• suero de soya
• suero fisiológico

 

Related terms

• seroso

 

Further reading

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