alvo

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See also: alvó

Italian

Etymology

From Latin alvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.vo/
  • Rhymes: -alvo
  • Hyphenation: àl‧vo

Noun

alvo m (plural alvi) (literary)

  1. intestine
    Synonym: intestino
  2. belly
    Synonym: ventre

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

alvō

  1. dative/ablative singular of alvus

References

Portuguese

Alvo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin albus. Doublet of álbum.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Audio (Portugal):(file)
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -alvu, (Brazil) -awvu
  • Hyphenation: al‧vo

Adjective

alvo (feminine alva, masculine plural alvos, feminine plural alvas, comparable, comparative mais alvo, superlative o mais alvo or alvíssimo)

  1. (poetic, archaic) white
    Synonym: branco
  2. (poetic, archaic, figuratively) pure
    Synonym: puro

Derived terms

Noun

alvo m (plural alvos)

  1. target
    A flecha acertou no alvo.The arrow hit the target.
  2. (figurative) goal, objective
  3. (figurative) object of criticism or ridicule
    Ela foi alvo de críticas.She was the target of criticism.
  4. (poetic, archaic) white
    Synonym: branco

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tetum: alvu

Further reading