tesouro

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

• thesouro (obsolete)
• thesoiro (obsolete)
• tesoiro (dated)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tesouro, from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure; hoard”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsauros, “storehouse; treasure”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /t͡ʃi.ˈzo(w).ɾu/, /te.ˈzo(w).ɾu/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /te.ˈzo(w).ɾo/
• Hyphenation: te‧sou‧ro

Noun

tesouro m (plural tesouros)

1. treasure (collection of valuable things)
2. (government) Treasury (department responsible for management of public revenue)
3. treasure (any single thing that one values greatly)
4. treasure (a term of endearment)

   Vamos tesouro, não se junte com essa gentalha.

   Let’s go treasure, and don’t socialise with this rabble.

5. (lexicography) a reference work where terms are grouped together according to their subject

Synonyms

• (Treasury): erário, fazenda
• (a type of reference work): dicionário de ideias afins, tesauro

Related terms

• tesouraria
• tesoureiro