ouro

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈowɾo/ [ˈow.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -owɾo
• Hyphenation: ou‧ro

ouro m (uncountable)

1. gold (material)

   De ouro e de prata todos iban cheos , así seus vestidos como seus sombreiros.

   They were all full of gold and silver, both their dresses and their hats.

• dourado
• dourar

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ouro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “ouro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ouro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ouro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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

ouro m (uncountable)

1. gold

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈowɾo/
• Rhymes: -owɾo
• Hyphenation: ou‧ro

ouro m (uncountable)

1. gold (as mineral or metal)
   • a. 1284, 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)
   • a. 1284, 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.

• Fala: oiru
• Galician: ouro
• Portuguese: ouro (see there for further descendants)

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “ouro”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ouro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

• oiro

• Rhymes: -owɾu
• Hyphenation: ou‧ro

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

ouro m (plural ouros)

1. (chemistry) gold (chemical element)
2. gold (coin)
3. gold (colour)
4. gold (medal)
5. singular of ouros (“diamonds”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)

• → Kadiwéu: oolo
• → Itsekiri: oro

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ouro

1. first-person singular present indicative of ourar