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celo

/ˈθelo/

noun, masculine/ˈθelo/

zeal; heat (a condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate); jealousy

Está en celo.She's in heat.

Inherited from Latin zēlus (“zeal”), from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos). Cognate with English zeal.

noun, masculine/ˈθelo/

sellotape, sticky tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape

Shortening of English sellotape.