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ourives.

goldsmith (craftsman who makes things out of gold)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/o(w)ˈɾi.vis/Brazil[o(ʊ̯)ˈɾi.vis]Brazil/o(w)ˈɾi.viʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[o(ʊ̯)ˈɾi.viʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. goldsmith (craftsman who makes things out of gold)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ourivez, from Latin aurificem, from aurum (“gold”). Doublet of aurífice. Cognate with Galician ourive.

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