aurífice

See also: aurifice

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aurificem. Doublet of ourives.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɾi.fi.si/ [aʊ̯ˈɾi.fi.si]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɾi.fi.si/ [aʊ̯ˈɾi.fi.si]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɾi.fi.se/ [aʊ̯ˈɾi.fi.se]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈɾi.fi.sɨ/

• Hyphenation: au‧rí‧fi‧ce

Noun

aurífice m or f by sense (plural aurífices)

1. goldsmith (person who forges things out of gold)

   Synonym: ourives