Masculine

tesouro

  1. (masculine) treasure (collection of valuable things)
  2. (masculine) treasury
  3. (masculine) hoard
  4. (masculine) treasure (anything greatly valued)
  5. (capitalized, masculine, often) Treasury (department responsible for management of public revenue)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/teˈsowɾo̝/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tesouro, from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure; hoard”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse; treasure”).

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