orifrés

Spanish

Etymology

From previous orofrés, borrowed from Old Occitan aurfres, aurfre, orfres (modern Occitan aurfrés), from Latin aurifrigium (“orphrey”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾiˈfɾes/ [o.ɾiˈfɾes]
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: o‧ri‧frés

Noun

orifrés m (plural orifreses)

  1. any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold or silver thread

Further reading

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