oro-

¹

1. a combining form meaning “mountain,” used in the formation of compound words:

   orography.

oro-

²

1. a combining form meaning “mouth,” used in the formation of compound words:

   oropharynx.

oro

³

[ aw-raw ]

noun

, Spanish.

1. gold.

oro-

¹

combining_form

1. mountain

   orography

   orogeny

oro-

²

combining_form

1. oral; mouth

   oromaxillary

Word History and Origins

Origin of oro-¹

< Greek, combining form of óros

Origin of oro-²

Combining form representing Latin ōs, stem ōr-

Word History and Origins

Origin of oro-¹

from Greek oros

Origin of oro-²

from Latin, from ōs

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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