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SPANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

oro.

gold.

3 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈoɾo/[ˈo.ɾo]

  1. gold.

    masculine

  2. or

    masculine

  3. A suit in a Spanish deck of cards.

    in-plural · masculine

  4. A card from this suit.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish oro, from Latin aurum (compare Catalan or, Dalmatian jaur, French or, Galician ouro, Italian oro, Occitan aur, Portuguese ouro, Romanian aur), from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”). Cognate with English aurum.

adj/ˈoɾo/[ˈo.ɾo]

  1. or

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish oro, from Latin aurum (compare Catalan or, Dalmatian jaur, French or, Galician ouro, Italian oro, Occitan aur, Portuguese ouro, Romanian aur), from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”). Cognate with English aurum.

verb/ˈoɾo/[ˈo.ɾo]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of orar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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