cromo

See also: cromó, cromò, cromo-, and -cromo

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkɾo.mu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkɾo.mo]

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. Clipping of cromolitografia.
2. trading card
3. (colloquial) gaudily-dressed person

Further reading

• “cromo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology 1

Noun

cromo m (uncountable)

1. chromium

Etymology 2

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. trading card

Italian

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanadio (V)
Next: manganese (Mn)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔ.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɔmo
• Hyphenation: crò‧mo

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour/color”).

Noun

cromo m (plural cromi)

1. (chemistry) chromium
2. chrome

Related terms

• cromato
• cromia
• cromismo
• cromite

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cromo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cromare

Anagrams

• cormo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾõ.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾõ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾo.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɔ.mu/

• Rhymes: -ɔmu, (Brazil) -õmu
• Hyphenation: cro‧mo

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanádio (V)
Next: manganês (Mn)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. Synonym of crómio (“chromium”)

Related terms

• cromado
• cromato
• crómico / crômico
• cromita
• cromófilo

 

Etymology 2

Shortening of cromolitografía, from cromo- +‎ litografia.

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. trading card

   Synonym: (Brazil) figurinha

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos, feminine croma, feminine plural cromas)

1. (Portugal, informal) dork (quirky, silly, and/or stupid socially inept person)

Adjective

cromo (feminine croma, masculine plural cromos, feminine plural cromas)

1. (Portugal, informal) dorky

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cromo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cromar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾomo/ [ˈkɾo.mo]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: cro‧mo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French chrome.

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. chromium

Etymology 2

Shortening of cromolitografía, from cromo- +‎ litografía.

Noun

cromo m (plural cromos)

1. (Spain) trading card, picture card

   Synonym: (Argentina, Bolovia, Nicaragua, Uruguay) figurita

2. (derogatory, slang, Spain) an ugly person (used mostly relationally)

Etymology 3

Verb

cromo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cromar

Further reading

• “cromo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10