ouros

Portuguese

ouros

Alternative forms

• oiros

Etymology

Plural of ouro (“gold”). Originally the suit was represented by gold coins. Eventually the design changed to that of a lozenge, but the name was kept.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾus/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾus]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾus/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾus]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾuʃ/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾuʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾuʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾuʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈow.ɾuʃ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɾuʃ/

Noun

ouros m or m pl (sometimes plural only, in variation, invariable)

1. (card games) diamonds (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦)

Descendants

• → Swahili: uru

Noun

ouros m

1. plural of ouro

Further reading

• “ouros”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026