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/Sounds like "seh" (as in "set") + "loo" (as in "loop") + "LAHR" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

A cell phone in all of Latin America, the device without which modern humanity can't survive five minutes. In Spain they say "móvil," but south of the border it's celular, end of discussion.

Examples

I dropped my celular and cracked the screen.

Lend me your celular to make a call.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Móvil

A woven wicker or palm basket used to carry tortillas, fruit, or vegetables. One of the most iconic objects of Mesoamerican craftsmanship, still found in markets everywhere.