# ouro
## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈowɾo/ [ˈow.ɾʊ]
* Rhymes: -owɾo
* Hyphenation: ou‧ro

### Noun

ouro m (uncountable)
* gold

#### Derived terms

* dourado
* dourar

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ouro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “ouro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ouro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ouro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Mirandese
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ouro m
* gold

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin aurum (“gold”), from Old Latin ausum (“gold”), from Proto-Italic *auzom (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈowɾo/
* Rhymes: -owɾo
* Hyphenation: ou‧ro

### Noun

ouro m (uncountable)
* gold (as mineral or metal)
** a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 348 (facsimile):Como ſanta maria demoſtrou a ũu Rey que trobaua por ela gran teſouro douro ⁊ de prata.How Holy Mary revealed a great treasure of gold and silver to a king who wrote songs for Her.
* gold (colour)
** a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 384 (facsimile):A primeyra era ouro / coor rrica ⁊ fremoſa / a ſemellante da uirgen / nobre ⁊ mui preçioſa.The first one was gold, a rich and beautiful colour, similar to the noble and very gorgeous Virgin.

#### Derived terms

* trager o ouro e o mouro

#### Descendants

* Fala: oiru
* Galician: ouro
* Portuguese: ouro (see there for further descendants)

### References

* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “ouro”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ouro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ouro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* oiro

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈo(w).ɾu/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈo(w).ɾu/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈo(w).ɾo/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾo]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈo(w).ɾu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈo(w).ɾu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈow.ɾu/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈo.ɾu/
* Rhymes: -owɾu
* Hyphenation: ou‧ro

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

ouro m (plural ouros)
* (chemistry) gold (chemical element)
* gold (coin)
* gold (colour)
* gold (medal)
* singular of ouros (“diamonds”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)

##### Derived terms

* lastro-ouro
* ourama
* ourar
* ouro besouro
* ouro branco
* ouro de lei
* ouro dos tolos
* ouro em pó
* ouro falso
* ouro negro
* ouro-e-fio
* ouro-fio

##### Related terms

* Aurélio
* áureo
* auréola
* auri-
* auricrinito
* auriense
* aurífero
* aurificação
* aurificar
* aurífice
* aurifícia
* aurifício
* aurífico
* auriflama
* aurígena
* Aurora
* aurora
* dourada
* dourado
* dourar
* Oeiras
* oeirense
* ourensano
* Ourense
* ourives
* ouropel

##### Descendants

* → Kadiwéu: oolo
* → Itsekiri: oro

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

ouro
* first-person singular present indicative of ourar