oro

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • gold
  • (in the plural) a suit in the Spanish deck of cards
  • a card from this suit

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish oro inherited from Latin aurum (gold) derived from Proto-Italic *auzom (gold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂é-h₂us-o-

Gloss

glow

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