oreo

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See also: Oreo and oreó

English

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Etymology

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Genericized use of Oreo, q.v.

Noun

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oreo (plural oreos)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Oreo.
    • 2012, Walter B.J. Mitchell, Stories I Tell My High School English Students[1], page 78:
      The young woman said, "Well, actually we do have one minority student."
      The young man chimed in, "Yeah, but he's an oreo."
      "An oreo?" I asked. "Please define the term oreo."
      "You know," the young man said. "Black on the outside, and white in the middle."

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈɾeo/ [oˈɾe.o]
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: o‧re‧o

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from orear, from Latin aura (air).

Noun

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oreo m (plural oreos)

  1. breeze
  2. fresh air

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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oreo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of orear

Further reading

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