oriolo

See also: Oriolo

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin aureolus, diminutive of aureus (“golden”). Compare Italian oriolo, French oriole, English oriole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oriˈolo]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: o‧ri‧o‧lo

Noun

oriolo (accusative singular oriolon, plural orioloj, accusative plural oriolojn)

1. oriole

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈrjɔ.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: o‧riò‧lo

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *hōrāriolum, diminutive Late Latin hōrārium (“dial, clock”), derived from Latin hōra (“hour”).

Alternative forms

• oriuolo (literary)

Noun

oriolo m (plural orioli)

1. (archaic) clock

   Synonym: orologio

Related terms

• orario

Etymology 2

Probably via French oriol, from Latin aureolus (“golden”), derived from aurum (“gold”).

Noun

oriolo m (plural orioli)

1. (zoology) any member of the Oriolus taxonomic genus
2. Synonym of rigogolo (“golden oriole”)

Further reading

• oriolo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• oriolo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Noun

oriolo m (plural oriolos)

1. oriole (any of various colourful passerine birds of the families Icteridae or Oriolidae)