ourives

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ourivez, from Latin aurificem, accusative of aurifex, from aurum (“gold”). Compare the borrowed doublet aurífice.

Cognate with Galician ourive.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /o(w).ˈɾi.vis/
  • Hyphenation: ou‧ri‧ves

Noun

ourives m or f (invariable)

  1. goldsmith (craftsman who makes things out of gold)

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