cetro
Spanish, noun/ˈθetɾo/
cetro is spelled C-E-T-R-O (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,124th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cetro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “scepter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vara o bastón de oro u otra materia preciosa, labrada con detalle, de que usan solamente emperadores y reyes…”.
What does cetro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinescepter
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vara o bastón de oro u otra materia preciosa, labrada con detalle, de que usan solamente emperadores y reyes por insignia de su dignidad. 2. Vara de plata, o de madera dorada, plateada o pintada, de que usan en sus actos públicos las congregaciones, cofradías o sacramentales, llevándola sus mayordomos o diputados. 3. Por metonimia, cargo simbolizado por el cetro₁. 4. Período durante el cual alguno porta el cetro₃.
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 cetro
- cetros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cetro?
- /ˈθetɾo/
- [ˈθe.t̪ɾo]
- /ˈsetɾo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cetro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cetro in Spanish?
cetro appears 1.5 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).