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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈɾin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: o‧rín
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *aurīginem, from alteration of Latin aerūginem (“copper rust”), with influence from aurum (“gold”).[1]
Noun
orín m (plural orines)
- rust (caused by moisture)
- Synonyms: herrumbre, moho, óxido
Etymology 2
Variant of orina.
Noun
orín m (plural orines)
- (usually in the plural) urine
- Synonyms: meada, meados, orina
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 203:Se hecha un sapo dentro de su bacinica con orines, se tapa el tiesto y se entierra al pie de un árbol.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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