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orín

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See also: orin, Orin, and örin

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *aurīginem, from alteration of Latin aerūginem (copper rust), with influence from aurum (gold).[1]

Noun

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orín m (plural orines)

  1. rust (caused by moisture)
    Synonyms: herrumbre, moho, óxido

Etymology 2

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Variant of orina.

Noun

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orín m (plural orines)

  1. (usually in the plural) urine
    Synonyms: meada, meados, orina
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 203:
      Se hecha un sapo dentro de su bacinica con orines, se tapa el tiesto y se entierra al pie de un árbol.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “orín”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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