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English
Etymology 1
See aur- § Etymology 1.
Prefix
auro-
- (chemistry, mineralogy) gold
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See aur- § Etymology 2.
Prefix
auro-
- (medicine, rare) Alternative form of aur- (“ear; sound; noise”)
Derived terms
auropalpebral
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin aurum (“gold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaw.ro/
- Hyphenation: àu‧ro-
Prefix
auro-
- auro-
- Synonym: auri-
Derived terms
Further reading
- auro- in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana