avo

See also: avó, avô, avo-, -avo, and AVO

English

Etymology 1

Noun

avo (plural avos)

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.

Etymology 2

Clipping of avocado.

Noun

avo (plural avos)

  1. (informal) Clipping of avocado.
    • 2007, Ken Albertsen, Farmsteading in Thailand (page 68)
      Given the challenges of trying to propagate avocados, one might wonder why we don't simply get hold of seeds and/or nursery starts and go that route – especially since avos tend to grow somewhat 'true to seed.'

Anagrams


Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin avus (grandfather, ancestor, old man), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈavo/
  • Rhymes: -avo
  • (file)

Noun

avo (accusative singular avon, plural avoj, accusative plural avojn)

  1. grandfather
    Mia avo estas la patro de mia patro.My grandfather is the father of my father.
  2. (nonstandard) grandparent (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Derived terms


Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto avo (grandfather, grandparent), Italian avo, Spanish abuelo and French aïeul, from Latin avus (grandfather, ancestor, old man), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈavo/

Noun

avo (plural avi)

  1. grandparent

Derived terms

  • avino (grandmother)
  • avulo (grandfather)
  • geavi (grandfathers and grandmothers)
  • preavino (great-grandmother)
  • preavo (great-grandparent)
  • preavulo (great-grandfather)
  • pregeavi (great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin avus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os. Compare Portuguese avô (grandfather) and avó (grandmother).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.vo/

Noun

avo m (plural avi, feminine ava)

  1. ancestor, forefather
    Synonyms: antenato, ascendente

Derived terms


Latin

Noun

avō

  1. dative singular of avus
  2. ablative singular of avus

Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaw; cognate with Javanese ambo.

Adjective

avo 

  1. high
  2. lofty, eminent
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