ouros

Portuguese

ouros

Alternative forms

oiros (obsolete)

Etymology

Plural of ouro (“gold”). Originally the suit was represented by gold coins. Eventually the design changed to that of a lozenge, but the name was kept.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾus/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾus]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾuʃ/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾuʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾos/ [ˈo(ʊ̯).ɾos]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo(w).ɾuʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈow.ɾuʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɾuʃ/

Noun

ouros m or m pl (sometimes plural only, in variation, invariable)

(card games) diamonds (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦)

Coordinate terms

Suits in Portuguese · naipes (see also: baralho) (layout · text)

copas	ouros	espadas	paus

Descendants

→ Swahili: uru

Noun

ouros m

plural of ouro