cerquillo
Spanish, noun/θeɾˈkiʝo/
cerquillo is spelled C-E-R-Q-U-I-L-L-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish, the 133,746th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cerquillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fringe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Círculo o corona formado de cabello en la cabeza de los religiosos de algunas órdenes”.
What does cerquillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefringe
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Círculo o corona formado de cabello en la cabeza de los religiosos de algunas órdenes. 2. Vira₂. 3. Flequillo.
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 cerquillo
- cerquillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cerquillo?
- /θeɾˈkiʝo/
- [θeɾˈki.ʝo]
- [seɾˈkiʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cerquillo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cerquillo in Spanish?
cerquillo appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).