abro

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See also: abró

Franco-Provençal

Noun

abro (plural abro) (Valdôtain, Graphie BREL)

Alternative form of ârbro (“tree”) documented in the following location(s): Antey-St-André, Aosta, Arvier, Ayas, Courmayeur, Doues, Étroubles, Introd, La Magdeleine, La Salle, La Thuile, Nus, Quart, St-Marcel, St-Vincent, Torgnon, Valgrisenche, Valpelline, Valtournenche, Villeneuve

Galician

Verb

abro

first-person singular present indicative of abrir

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Abrus, from Ancient Greek ἁβρός (habrós, “delicate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.bro/
Rhymes: -abro
Hyphenation: à‧bro

Noun

abro m (plural abri)

any plant of the Abrus taxonomic genus

Further reading

abro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɾu/

Hyphenation: a‧bro
Rhymes: -abɾu

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abro

first-person singular present indicative of abrir
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 162:
  Não abro cartas.
  I don't open letters.

Etymology 2

From New Latin Abrus.

Noun

abro m (plural abros)

(Brazil) common name for the climbing plants of the Abrus genus, from the legume family, with various species native to tropical regions.
Synonym: ábrus
(Brazil) jequirity bean (Abrus precatorius)
Synonyms: jequiriti, abrina, açacumirim, alcaçuz-da-américa, cipó-de-alcaçuz, feijão-vermelho, fruto-de-conta, gunjieiro, jecuriti, jiquiriti, juqueriti, olho-de-cabra, olho-de-pombo, piriquitá, piriquiti, tento

Further reading

“abro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈabɾo/
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -abɾo
Syllabification: a‧bro

Verb

abro

first-person singular present indicative of abrir

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