celo
Spanish, noun
celo is spelled C-E-L-O (4 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,797th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Celo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “zeal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of celar. With an accent, celó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of celar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Empeño y esmero que uno pone al realizar una tarea o deber”.
What does celo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinezeal
- 2
masculineheat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate)
Está en celo.
- 3
masculinejealousy
Su novio tiene celos de mí.
noun
- 1
masculinesellotape, sticky tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of celar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of celar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Empeño y esmero que uno pone al realizar una tarea o deber. 2. En particular, celo₁ por el culto divino y la caridad. 3. Por extensión, prontitud y esmero para atender una tarea encomendada. 4. Impulso a copular que experimentan las hembras de algunas especies de mamíferos placentarios durante el período fértil de su ciclo reproductivo.
noun: 1. Cinta transparente de celulosa o plástico, de uno o dos centímetros de ancho, adhesiva por uno de sus lados, que se emplea para pegar diversos materiales, especialmente papel.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of celo
- celos plural
- zelo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to celo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is celo in Spanish?
celo appears 3.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).