cérebro

An early borrowing from Latin cerebrum.

• Rhymes: -ɛɾebɾu, -ɛɾɨbɾu
• Hyphenation: cé‧re‧bro

cérebro m (plural cérebros)

1. (anatomy) brain, cerebrum (organ located in the anterior and superior part of the brain)
2. (figuratively) thought
3. (figuratively) judgment
4. (figuratively) intelligence
5. (figuratively) central management body; center
6. (figuratively) individual who plans and/or directs a project, enterprise, etc. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
7. (figuratively) individual who engages in intellectual or scientific activity (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cérebro.

• cerebelo
• cerebral