Masculine

tesouro

  1. (masculine) treasure (collection of valuable things)
  2. (masculine) Treasury (department responsible for management of public revenue)
  3. (masculine) treasure (any single thing that one values greatly)
  4. (masculine) treasure (a term of endearment)
  5. (masculine) a reference work where terms are grouped together according to their subject

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/teˈzo(w).ɾu/
Etymology

In summary

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

Related words

Cassette

Department of the Treasury

hoarded wealth

Treasury Department

United States Treasury

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