🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

tesoro

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /teˈzo.ro/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Treasure/ˈtrɛʒ.ər/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La mappa indica dove è sepolto il tesoro."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects.

    "The divers discovered a sunken ship filled with gold and silver treasure."
As verb
  1. 1

    To keep or store up something as valuable; to cherish or greatly prize something.

    "She will always treasure the memories of her childhood summers by the sea."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Ancient Greek thēsauros meaning 'storehouse' or 'treasure', passing through Latin thesaurus and Old French tresor before entering Middle English in the 13th century. Over time, its meaning expanded from hoarded wealth and precious objects to anything valued greatly for its worth, beauty, or emotional significance.

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