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oro-
1- a combining form meaning “mountain,” used in the formation of compound words:
orography.
oro-
2- a combining form meaning “mouth,” used in the formation of compound words:
oropharynx.
oro
3[ aw-raw ]
noun
, Spanish.
- gold.
oro-
1combining_form
- mountain
orogeny
orography
oro-
2combining_form
- oral; mouth
oromaxillary
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oro-1
< Greek, combining form of óros
Origin of oro-2
Combining form representing Latin ōs, stem ōr-
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oro-1
from Greek oros
Origin of oro-2
from Latin, from ōs
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Example Sentences
When the Spanish settled here they called the poppy copa de oro, or cup of gold.
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He said their great God was called Oro; and that they had many others of less consequence.
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A peso de oro, or "dollar of gold," had about the intrinsic value of our dollar, but was then really worth far more.
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He bore away for Barbary, and, landing at the Rio del Oro, refreshed and cheered them as he best might.
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Isla de Oro and its companions, a few miles south of Isla de Pinos.
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