ouro

See also: Ouro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ouro, from Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈow.ɾʊ/

Noun

ouro m (uncountable)

1. gold

Derived terms

• dourado

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Noun

ouro m

1. gold

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin aurum (“gold”), from Old Latin ausum (“gold”), from Proto-Italic *auzom (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈow.ɾo/

Noun

ouro m

1. gold (as mineral or metal)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 348 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria demoſtrou a ũu Rey que trobaua por ela gran teſouro douro ⁊ de prata.

     How Holy Mary revealed a great treasure of gold and silver to a king who wrote songs for Her.

2. gold (colour)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 384 (facsimile):

     A primeyra era ouro / coor rrica ⁊ fremoſa / a ſemellante da uirgen / nobre ⁊ mui preçioſa.

     The first one was gold, a rich and beautiful colour, similar to the noble and very gorgeous Virgin.

Descendants

• Galician: ouro
• Portuguese: ouro, oiro
  • → Kadiwéu: oolo

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Portuguese

cálice de ouro

Alternative forms

• oiro

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ouro, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾu/
• Hyphenation: ou‧ro

Noun

ouro m (uncountable)

1. gold (element)
2. gold (coin)
3. gold (colour)
4. gold (medal)

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical Element): Previous: platina. Next: mercúrio

Related terms

• áureo
• dourar, dourado
• ourar

• ourives
• ouropel
• ouro-pigmento

Descendants

• → Kadiwéu: oolo