or

Meaning

Noun

1. gold
2. or (yellow in heraldry)

Adv

now, presently

Conj

yet, however, now, that said, as it happens (introduces the second term in a syllogism)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔʁ/

Etymology

From Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”).