oiro
Portuguese, noun/ˈoj.ɾu/
oiro is spelled O-I-R-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 86,274th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of ouro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que ouro”.
What does oiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of ouro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que ouro 2. de grande valor 3. precioso
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of oiro
- oiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oiro?
- Brazil /ˈoj.ɾu/
- Brazil [ˈoɪ̯.ɾu]
- Portugal /ˈoj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to oiro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is oiro in Portuguese?
oiro appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).