oriolo

See also: Oriolo

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (golden). Compare Italian oriolo, French oriole, English oriole.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oriˈolo]
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Hyphenation: o‧ri‧o‧lo

Noun

oriolo (accusative singular oriolon, plural orioloj, accusative plural oriolojn)

  1. oriole

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈrjɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: o‧riò‧lo

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *hōrāriolum, diminutive Late Latin hōrārium (dial, clock), derived from Latin hōra (hour).

Alternative forms

Noun

oriolo m (plural orioli)

  1. (archaic) clock
    Synonym: orologio

Etymology 2

Probably via French oriol, from Latin aureolus (golden), derived from aurum (gold).

Noun

oriolo m (plural orioli)

  1. (zoology) any member of the Oriolus taxonomic genus
  2. Synonym of rigogolo (golden oriole)

Further reading

  • oriolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • oriolo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Noun

oriolo m (plural oriolos)

  1. oriole (any of various colourful passerine birds of the families Icteridae or Oriolidae)
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