Spanish word

cerebro

Pronunciation

IPA/θeˈɾeβɾo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbrain

Example

Necesitas descansar para que tu cerebro funcione mejor.

You need to rest so your brain will work better.

Illustration for cerebro (brain)

More examples

Entreno mi cerebro con juegos de lógica cada día.

I exercise my brain with logic games every day.

Core concept

Physical brain organ made of nervous tissue that sits in the head.

Common phrases

  • entrenar el cerebro

    exercise the brain

  • alimentar el cerebro

    feed the brain

  • estimular el cerebro

    stimulate the brain

Similar words

mente: Mental faculty that produces thoughts, feelings, and conscious experiences.
cabeza: External upper part of the body: the head as a visible anatomical structure.

Definition in Spanish

Órgano del cuerpo situado en la cabeza, formado por tejido nervioso que coordina los movimientos, las sensaciones y los procesos mentales.

Word origin

Spanish cerebro comes from Latin cerebrum through medieval Latin and names the biological organ that coordinates nervous activity.

Usage tips

  • Cerebro is not the usual word for 'mind' in conversation; English 'mind' often maps to mente, and cabeza appears in colloquial expressions about thinking.

Other meanings

  • intellectnoun
  • brainsnoun

Related words

  • cerebralcerebraladjective
  • cerebralmenteintellectuallyadverb

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