aurífice

See also: aurifice

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aurificem. Doublet of ourives.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾi.fi.si/ [aʊ̯ˈɾi.fi.si]

  • Hyphenation: au‧rí‧fi‧ce

Noun

aurífice m or f by sense (plural aurífices)

  1. goldsmith (person who forges things out of gold)
    Synonym: ourives

Further reading

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