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avo

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɑːvəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈævəʉ/
  • rhymes with (UK) -ɑːvəʊ
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Clipping of avocado.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

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3

noun

Meaning 3

apprehended violence order, a court order used to protect someone from violence or harassment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, initialism

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4

noun

Meaning 4

amplitude variation with offset.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: initialism

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Macao monetary unit

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese avo.

Clipping of avocado.