aval

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English

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from French aval.

Noun

aval (plural avals)

  1. (finance, law) A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.
Translations

References

  • aval, in Investopedia.

Etymology 2

From Latin avus (grandfather).

Adjective

aval (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of, related to, or characteristic of a grandparent.
    • 1973, Wilfred T. Neill, Twentieth-Century Indonesia, Columbia University Press, published 1973, →ISBN, page 299:
      Sosrodihardjo found it hard to support his children, and the young Sukarno was sent to stay with his grandmother Believing that the boy had supernatural powers of healing, she put him to licking the afflicted parts of ailing villagers, and decided that he would be a clairvoyant. But alas for aval ambitions; Sukarno turned out to be a visionary of quite a different sort.
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Etymology 3

From Malayalam അവൽ (aval) or Tamil அவல் (aval).

Noun

aval

  1. Synonym of flattened rice.

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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

Pronunciation

Noun

aval m

  1. apple

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French aval.

Pronunciation

Noun

aval m (plural avals)

  1. endorsement

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Cornish

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Aval

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Breton aval, Irish úll, Manx ooyl, Scottish Gaelic ubhal, and Welsh afal.

Pronunciation

Noun

aval m (plural avalow or avallow)

  1. apple

Derived terms

Noun

aval f (singulative avalen)

  1. (collective) apple trees

Derived terms

Estonian

Noun

aval

  1. adessive singular of ava

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.val/
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Etymology 1

From à +‎ val.

Noun

aval m (uncountable)

  1. downstream area, lower reaches (of river)
Derived terms
  • en aval (downstream, adjective)
Descendants
  • Romanian: aval

Etymology 2

Probably an abbreviation of à valoir.

Noun

aval m (plural avals)

  1. approval, endorsement
Descendants

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Anagrams

Occitan

Etymology

a +‎ val

Pronunciation

Adverb

aval

  1. down
    Antonym: amont

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French aval, probably from an abbreviation of à valoir.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: a‧val

Noun

aval m (plural avais)

  1. permit (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
    Synonyms: permissão, autorização, licença
  2. (figurative) authorization, approval

References

  1. ^ aval”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ aval”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈval/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: a‧val

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French aval (downstream), from à (to) +‎ val (valley).

Noun

aval n (uncountable)

  1. downstream (the part located downstream relative to a point)
    Antonym: amonte
    în avaldownstream (with the flow)
    în aval dedownstream of, downriver from
    Peștii migrează în aval.
    The fish migrate downriver.
    Budapesta este în aval de Viena.
    Budapest is downriver from Vienna.
    Localitățile din aval au fost afectate de inundații.
    The downriver settlements were affected by floods.
    (literally, “from the downstream”)
    Presiunea din avalul valvei este mai mare decât cea din amonte.
    The pressure downstream of the valve is greater than that from upstream.
    (literally, “from the valve’s downstream”)
Declension
Declension of aval
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative aval avalul
genitive-dative aval avalului
vocative avalule
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French aval (aval).

Noun

aval n (plural avaluri)

  1. (finance, law) aval
Declension
Declension of aval
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative aval avalul avale avalele
genitive-dative aval avalului avale avalelor
vocative avalule avalelor

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French aval.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧val

Noun

aval m (plural avales)

  1. endorsement
    • 2024 May 16, Camilo S. Baquero, Marc Rovira, “Junqueras quiere que la militancia avale su aspiración a seguir liderando ERC”, in El País:
      Oriol Junqueras aspira a llegar al congreso extraordinario de ERC, que se celebrará el 30 de noviembre, con un aval claro de la militancia para repetir como presidente de la formación, pese a haber dejado el cargo el miércoles.
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  2. countersignature
  3. guarantee

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