sebo
Spanish, noun/ˈsebo/
sebo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sebum, suet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lubricante natural de la piel de los mamíferos, compuesto de grasa y residuos epiteliales, producido por las…”.
What does sebo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesebum, suet
- 2
masculinetallow
- 3
colloquialmasculineflab; fat
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lubricante natural de la piel de los mamíferos, compuesto de grasa y residuos epiteliales, producido por las glándulas sebáceas. 2. Grasa sólida que se saca de los animales herbívoros, y que, derretida, sirve para hacer velas y para otros usos. 3. Cualquier género de gordura. 4. Borrachera.
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 sebo
- sebos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sebo?
- /ˈsebo/
- [ˈse.β̞o]
- [ˈseβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sebo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sebo in Spanish?
sebo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).