ouros
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Plural of ouro (“gold”). Originally the suit was represented by gold coins. Eventually the design changed to that of a lozenge, but the name was kept.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).ɾus/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾus]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).ɾuʃ/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾuʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).ɾos/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾos]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈo(w).ɾuʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈow.ɾuʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈo.ɾuʃ/
Noun
ouros m or m pl (sometimes plural only, in variation, invariable)
- (card games) diamonds (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦)
Coordinate terms
| Suits in Portuguese · naipes (see also: baralho) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| copas | ouros | espadas | paus |
Descendants
- → Swahili: uru
Noun
ouros m
- plural of ouro
Further reading
- “ouros”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026