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Gold in Spanish

“Gold” in Spanish is el oro: a masculine noun, pronounced /ˈo.ɾo/.

Several gleaming gold bars and coins stacked together shine intensely in the foreground on a dark cloth in a Chilean jewelry shop, with golden glints reflecting the light.
el oro /ˈo.ɾo/ · masculine noun Hear the word

In a sentence

Las barras y monedas de oro brillan intensamente sobre un paño oscuro.

The gold bars and coins shine brightly on a dark cloth.

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Grammar note

De oro means made of gold: un anillo de oro. The color gold is dorado: un vestido dorado.

How to remember it

The chemical symbol for gold, Au, stands for the Latin aurum. Oro comes from that word.

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