orín

See also: orin, Orin, and örin

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈɾin/ [oˈɾĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: o‧rín

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *aurīginem, from alteration of Latin aerūginem (“copper rust”), with influence from aurum (“gold”).

Noun

orín m (plural orines)

1. rust (caused by moisture)

   Synonyms: herrumbre, moho, óxido

Etymology 2

Variant of orina.

Noun

orín m (plural orines)

1. (usually in the plural) urine

   Synonyms: meada, meados, orina

Further reading

• “orín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014