Cerillo

/səˈriːjoʊ/ noun

Definition

A wax match or taper, essentially the same as cerilla, used primarily in Mexican and Central American Spanish.

Etymology

From Spanish cerillo, another diminutive form of cera (wax), with the masculine diminutive suffix -illo, parallel to the feminine cerilla.

Kelly Says

The difference between cerilla and cerillo is mostly regional preference and gender—cerilla is feminine in Spanish, cerillo is masculine, but they're both 'those little wax fire-starters'!

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