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The term '''Oro''', when used by itself, can refer to: |
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'''Oro''' or '''ORO''', meaning [[gold]] in Spanish and Italian, may refer to: |
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== Music and dance== |
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*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]]. |
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* [[Oro (dance)]], a Balkan circle dance |
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*To the [[Rarotonga]]ns, '''Oro''' was the ancestor of their people. |
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* [[Oro (eagle dance)]], an eagle dance from Montenegro and Herzegovina |
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* [[Oro (Mango song)|"Oro" (Mango song)]], 1984 |
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*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]] |
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* [[Oro (Jelena Tomašević song)|"Oro" (Jelena Tomašević song)]], the Serbian entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest |
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*A [[video game character]]. See [[Oro (video game character)]]. |
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* ''ORO'', an album by [[Ufomammut]] |
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*A variation of the [[Orz]] emoticon. |
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* ''[[Óró – A Live Session]]'', an album by Máire Brennan |
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*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. |
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* ''[[Oro: Grandes Éxitos]]'', an album by ABBA |
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*A dance in [[Balkan]] folk music, with the same [[Romania]]n origins as the [[Hora]] in [[klezmer music]]. |
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* [[Oro album]], an RIAA certification for Spanish-language albums |
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== Places == |
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* [[Oro, Estonia]], a village |
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* [[Orø]], an island in Denmark |
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* [[Örö]], a Finnish island northeast of Oskarshamn, Sweden |
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* [[4733 ORO]], a main-belt asteroid |
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* [[Oro City, Colorado]], US, a ghost town |
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* [[Oro County, Kansas Territory]], a US county from 1859 to 1861 |
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* [[Oro Moraine]], Ontario, Canada, a glacial moraine |
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* [[Oro Province]], Papua New Guinea |
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** [[Oro Bay]] |
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* [[Yonggwang County]] or Oro, North Korea |
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* Oro, a place in [[Irepodun, Kwara]], Nigeria |
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==Sports== |
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[[Category:Polynesian gods]] |
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* [[CD Oro]], a football club in Jalisco, Mexico |
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[[Category:War gods]] |
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* [[Oro F.C.]], a semi-professional association football team from Papua New Guinea |
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== Other uses == |
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* [[Oro (name)]] |
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* [[Oro (beverage)]], a Peruvian soft drink |
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* [[Oro (grape)]] or garganega, an Italian wine grape |
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* [[Oro (Street Fighter)|Oro (''Street Fighter'')]], a video game character in ''Street Fighter III'' |
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* [['Oro]], a god in Polynesian mythology |
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* Oro, a type of [[Tequila#Color|tequila]] |
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* [[Oak Ridge Observatory]] or ORO, an observatory in Harvard, Massachusetts, United States |
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*[[Open Research Online]], an open-access repository of research publications |
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* [[Oro language]], a Lower Cross River language of Nigeria |
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* [[Oro languages]], a language family of Papua New Guinea |
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* [[Orokolo language]], by ISO 639-3 code |
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== See also == |
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* [[El Oro (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 24 December 2024
Look up oro in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Oro or ORO, meaning gold in Spanish and Italian, may refer to:
Music and dance
[edit]- Oro (dance), a Balkan circle dance
- Oro (eagle dance), an eagle dance from Montenegro and Herzegovina
- "Oro" (Mango song), 1984
- "Oro" (Jelena Tomašević song), the Serbian entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest
- ORO, an album by Ufomammut
- Óró – A Live Session, an album by Máire Brennan
- Oro: Grandes Éxitos, an album by ABBA
- Oro album, an RIAA certification for Spanish-language albums
Places
[edit]- 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-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
[edit]- CD Oro, a football club in Jalisco, Mexico
- Oro F.C., a semi-professional association football team from Papua New Guinea
Other uses
[edit]- Oro (name)
- Oro (beverage), a Peruvian soft drink
- Oro (grape) or garganega, an Italian wine grape
- Oro (Street Fighter), a video game character in Street Fighter III
- 'Oro, a god in Polynesian mythology
- Oro, a type of 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