oro

[ aw-raw ]

/ ˈɔ rɔ /

noun Spanish.

Nearby words

ornithopod, ornithopter, ornithorhynchus, ornithoscopy, ornithosis, oro, oro y plata, oro-, orobanchaceous, orodigitofacial, orodigitofacial dysostosis

Definition for oro (2 of 3)

oro-

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

Origin of oro-

< Greek, combining form of óros

Definition for oro (3 of 3)

oro-

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

Origin of oro-

combining form representing Latin ōs, stem ōr-

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Examples from the Web for oro

Mat Gleason, superintendent of the Oro Ranch, loafed, his back against a post.
Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs
Collie, returning from a visit to the Oro Rancho that evening, was met by Williams.
Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs
"Oro is pulling more strongly than Grah," Dean said, and smiled.
Two Thousand Miles Below|Charles Willard Diffin
In the above-mentioned case, the phrase de^oro is usually joined by synalepha.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

By this act they supposed that the sacred influence was restored to Oro, by whom it had been imparted.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead|James George Frazer

British Dictionary definitions for oro (1 of 2)

oro-

combining form

mountainorogeny; orography

Word Origin for oro-

from Greek oros

British Dictionary definitions for oro (2 of 2)

oro-

combining form

oral; mouthoromaxillary

Word Origin for oro-

from Latin, from ōs

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Word Origin and History for oro

oro-

word-forming element meaning "mountain," from Greek oros "mountain" (see oread).

Medicine definitions for oro

oro-

pref.

Mouth:oronasal.