tesoro

treasure

noun teh-SOH-roh Rare

Origin: Greek thēsauros via Latin thesaurus.

Also means

treasury

Usage Note

Tesoro covers both a hoard of valuables (buscar un tesoro = 'to hunt for treasure') and the government treasury (el Tesoro Público = 'the Public Treasury'). As a term of endearment it is widely used across Spain and Latin America (mi tesoro = 'my darling'). The English word 'thesaurus' shares the same Greek root — originally meaning 'storehouse of words'.

Examples

"Los niños encontraron un tesoro enterrado."

Natural Translation

The children found a buried treasure.

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