Home › Words › A › aurumaurum/ˈɔː.ɹəm/aurum means A sweet Italian liqueur, having a golden-yellow colour, manufactured from brandy, oranges and saffron.aurum is pronounced /ˈɔː.ɹəm/.EtymologyFrom Latin aurum (“gold”). Doublet of or.nameA sweet Italian liqueur, having a golden-yellow colour, manufactured from brandy, oranges and saffron.nounGold (used in the names of various substances, see "Derived terms").A sweet, orange-flavored Italian liqueur.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aurous 68% match — Relating to gold. vs aurum →aurian 67% match — Containing gold. vs aurum →aureous 65% match — Of a golden colour. vs aurum →aurulent 63% match — Gold in color. vs aurum →gold 62% match — ☉ (alchemy) vs aurum →aureity 61% match — The particular property peculiar to gold; goldenness. vs aurum →aurate 61% match — Any salt of auric acid. vs aurum →aurigerous 60% match — Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous. vs aurum →