uring-buo

Pronunciation: /ˌʔuɾiŋ buˈʔoʔ/

“uring-buo” is a Tagalog word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

gold of approximately 16 to 18 carats, about 67–75% pure
finest gold, without equal; whole and genuine gold

Etymology

From uri (“assaying of gold; quality”) + -ng- + buo (“whole; pure; complete”). Older dictionaries write the term as orin bouo (modern uring-buwo). Although the spelling can be interpreted as “gold with a quality of bamboo”, the semantics and glosses support buo instead.

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