Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

río de oro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: ri-o de oro
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Río de Oro (literally “Gold River”).

Questions

What does río de oro mean?: One of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century.
Where does río de oro come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Río de Oro (literally “Gold River”).

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