oreo

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See also: Oreo and oreó

English

Etymology

Genericized use of Oreo, q.v.

Noun

oreo (plural oreos)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Oreo.
    • 2012, Walter B.J. Mitchell, Stories I Tell My High School English Students‎, page 78:
      The young woman said, "Well, actually we do have one minority student."
      The young man chimed in, "Yeah, but he's an oreo."
      "An oreo?" I asked. "Please define the term oreo."
      "You know," the young man said. "Black on the outside, and white in the middle."

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈɾeo/
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: o‧re‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from orear, from Latin aura (“air”).

Noun

oreo m (plural oreos)

  1. breeze
  2. fresh air

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

oreo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of orear

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