ouro

Meaning

gold (material)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈowɾo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: aurum

In summary

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

Sentences

Levaba consigo doce mil pesos ouro .

He took with him twelve thousand talents of gold.

Era honrado con ouro e outros sacrificios.

He was honored with gold and other sacrifices.

Aos poucos foi descuberto ouro na rexión cambiando o destino da cidade .

Gradually gold was discovered in the region changing the fate of the city.