cencerro

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noun

A cowbell.

OriginSpanish cencerro ← Basque zinzerri →
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Meanings

nouncencerro (plural cencerros)

plural cencerros

  1. A cowbell.

    Even so, the score calls for Thai gongs, African balaphone and Caribbean cencerros, among others.

    2015 August 6, Phil Harrison, “Thursday’s best TV”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. Basquezinzerri“animal bell”
  2. Spanishcencerro
  3. Englishcencerro

Borrowed from Spanish cencerro, from Basque zinzerri (“animal bell”).

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APA

cencerro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cencerro

MLA

“cencerro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cencerro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cencerro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cencerro.

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