tesouro

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese tesouro, from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure; hoard”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse; treasure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈsowɾo̝/

Noun

tesouro m (plural tesouros)

1. treasure (collection of valuable things)
   • 1375, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 385:

     It. enna mia hucha que se no Tesouro I cinta de prata de pano de seda verde et outra cinta ancha de prata gornida de prata en coyro de lobo.

     Item: in my chest which in inside the treasure [room], a silver ribbon made of green silk cloth, and another ribbon embroidered in silver made of wolf's hide

2. hoard
3. treasure (anything greatly valued)
4. (government, often capitalized) Treasury (department responsible for management of public revenue)
   • 1346, Emilio Duro Peña (ed. ), El Monasterio de S. Pedro de Rocas y su colección documental. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 189:

     nos daredes [...] dous mrs de dineiros brancos cada anno por día de Sam Johan Bautista ao tesouro

     you'll give [...] [the value of] two maravedis in white coins each year, the day of Saint John Baptist, to the treasury [of our monastery]

References

• “tesouro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “tesouro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “tesouro” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Alternative forms

• thesouro (obsolete)
• thesoiro (obsolete)
• tesoiro (dated)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tesouro, from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure; hoard”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse; treasure”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ˈzo(w).ɾu/, /te.ˈzo(w).ɾu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.ˈzo(w).ɾo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨ.ˈzo(w).ɾu/
• Hyphenation: te‧sou‧ro

Noun

tesouro m (plural tesouros)

1. treasure (collection of valuable things)
2. (government) Treasury (department responsible for management of public revenue)
3. treasure (any single thing that one values greatly)
4. treasure (a term of endearment)

   Vamos tesouro, não se junte com essa gentalha.

   Let’s go treasure, and don’t socialise with this rabble.

5. (lexicography) a reference work where terms are grouped together according to their subject