Usage Note
Oro is from Spanish 'oro' and is used in formal and literary contexts; in everyday speech Filipinos more commonly say ginto. Oro appears frequently in idioms, place names, and historical texts, and the colonial phrase 'Oro, Plata, Mata' is a well-known Filipino superstition about staircase steps.
Examples
" Yari sa oro ang singsing. "
Natural Translation
The ring is made of gold.
Literal Translation
Made of gold the ring.
" Pinalamutian niya ng oro ang kanyang bahay. "
Natural Translation
He/she decorated his/her house with gold.
Literal Translation
Decorated he/she of gold the his/her house.
" Ayon sa alamat, may nakabaong oro sa bundok na iyon mula pa noong panahon ng Espanyol. "
Natural Translation
According to legend, there is gold buried in that mountain dating all the way back to the Spanish era.
Literal Translation
According-to legend, there-is buried gold in mountain that from since time of Spanish.
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