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The term '''Oro''', when used by itself, can refer to:
'''Oro''' or '''ORO''', meaning [[gold]] in Spanish and Italian, may refer to:
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== Music and dance==
*In [[Polynesian mythology]] ([[Tahiti]]), '''Oro''' is a god of both [[war]] and peace. During peacetime he was called [[Oro-i-Te-Tea-Moe]] ("Oro with the [[spear]] down"). He is a son of [[Tangaroa]] and [[Hina-Tu-A-Uta]], and father of [[Hoa-Tapu]], [[Toi-Mata]], [[Ai-Tupuai]] and [[Mahu-Fatu-Rau]].
* [[Oro (dance)]], a Balkan circle dance
*To the [[Rarotonga]]ns, '''Oro''' was the ancestor of their people.
*[[Oro Province]] is a province of [[Papua New Guinea]].
* [[Oro (eagle dance)]], an eagle dance from Montenegro and Herzegovina
* [[Oro (Mango song)|"Oro" (Mango song)]], 1984
*In the popular music industry, '''Oro''' is a certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] for 100,000 units shipped. For more information see: [[RIAA certification]]
* [[Oro (Jelena Tomašević song)|"Oro" (Jelena Tomašević song)]], the Serbian entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest
*A [[video game character]]. See [[Oro (video game character)]].
* ''ORO'', an album by [[Ufomammut]]
*A variation of the [[Orz]] emoticon.
* ''[[Óró – A Live Session]]'', an album by Máire Brennan
*In the Japanese Animation, [[Rurouni Kenshin]], '''Oro''' is used as an exclamatory word for thoughts such as: uh-oh, oh-boy, eek, meep, ow, erk, gah, buh, etc.
* ''[[Oro: Grandes Éxitos]]'', an album by ABBA
*A dance in [[Balkan]] folk music, with the same [[Romania]]n origins as the [[Hora]] in [[klezmer music]].
* [[Oro album]], an RIAA certification for Spanish-language albums
*[[Oro concentration camp]] is a location for political prisoners in [[North Korea]].
*[[Oro-Medonte, Ontario]]


== Places ==
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* [[Oro, Estonia]], a village
* [[Orø]], an island in Denmark
* [[Örö]], a Finnish island northeast of Oskarshamn, Sweden
* [[4733 ORO]], a main-belt asteroid
* [[Oro City, Colorado]], US, a ghost town
* [[Oro County, Kansas Territory]], a US county from 1859 to 1861
* [[Oro Moraine]], Ontario, Canada, a glacial moraine
* [[Oro Province]], Papua New Guinea
** [[Oro Bay]]
* [[Oro-Medonte]] or Oro, Ontario, Canada, a township
* [[Yonggwang County]] or Oro, North Korea
** [[Oro concentration camp]], a North Korean concentration camp for political prisoners
* Oro, a place in [[Irepodun, Kwara]], Nigeria


==Sports==
[[Category:Polynesian gods]]
* [[CD Oro]], a football club in Jalisco, Mexico
[[Category:War gods]]
* [[Oro F.C.]], a semi-professional association football team from Papua New Guinea

== Other uses ==
* [[Oro (name)]]
* [[Oro (beverage)]], a Peruvian soft drink
* [[Oro (grape)]] or garganega, an Italian wine grape
* [[Oro (Street Fighter)|Oro (''Street Fighter'')]], a video game character in ''Street Fighter III''
* [['Oro]], a god in Polynesian mythology
* Oro, a type of [[Tequila#Color|tequila]]
* [[Oak Ridge Observatory]] or ORO, an observatory in Harvard, Massachusetts, United States
*[[Open Research Online]], an open-access repository of research publications
* [[Oro language]], a Lower Cross River language of Nigeria
* [[Oro languages]], a language family of Papua New Guinea
* [[Orokolo language]], by ISO 639-3 code

== See also ==
* [[El Oro (disambiguation)]]

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Latest revision as of 22:02, 24 December 2024

Oro or ORO, meaning gold in Spanish and Italian, may refer to:

Music and dance

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Places

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Sports

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  • CD Oro, a football club in Jalisco, Mexico
  • Oro F.C., a semi-professional association football team from Papua New Guinea

Other uses

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See also

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