noun.

1. Among friends, a vulgar but friendly substitute for any person's name. Similar to pizado.
2. A derogatory way to refer to someone who is not a friend. Insult to denigrate and belittle someone.
3. A piece of shit.

Commonly used in Guatemala and El Salvador, with lesser use in other Central American nations.

a spanish word meaning the flipflop
used by latin moms to beat their child's ass

Proper definition is a Turd. People from El Salvador (smallest country in Central America) are known for using the word "cerote" freely amongst one another the way a black person would use the "n" word amongst his homies. It's a word that Salvadorians can use but when another race or nationality uses it towards Salvadorians, ur gettin' yo ass wooped. Cerote can also be used as a deregatory word for people from El Salvador because they use it alot; the same outcome would be if a non-black person would use the "n" word

Turd.

Widespread use in Guatemala. Commonly used as an insult. Also popular as an (albeit obscene) term of endearment, akin to "motherfucker".

a XLarge piece of dark brown shit the kind that curls and takes up the whole bowl. A term used to insult a central american male of El Salvador. It's the equivalent, in insult, to call a salvadorian "cerote" as to say "Chinga to Madre" to a Mexican. Degrading term used to insult and anger a central american.

It's a turd, just that.
In latinamerican countries it's used sometimes as a derogatory insult, sometimes just for fun.