"arvo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɐː.vəʉ/ [General-Australian], /ˈɑː(ɹ).vəʊ/ [UK] Audio: en-au-arvo.ogg [Australia] Forms: arvos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːvəʊ Etymology: Clipping of afternoon + -o (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|afternoon}} Clipping of afternoon, {{suffix|en||o|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} + -o (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} arvo (plural arvos)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Afternoon. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal Categories (topical): Times of day Synonyms: afternoon, arvy Derived forms: 'sarvo, sarvo Translations (afternoon): aprèm (French), Nachmittag [masculine] (German), tardinha (Portuguese)

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          "ref": "1960, John Gunn, The Humpy in the Hills, page 46",
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          "ref": "2000, Mark Johnston, Fighting the Enemy: Australian Soldiers and their Adversaries in World War II, page 33",
          "text": "The usual reaction of a footsoldier observing such incidents is well summed up by the comments of Private Derrick in the Salient at Tobruk: ‘Seen a human side of the war yesterday arvo Red Cross partys [sic] burying dead & treating wounded one of our partys were fired on by enemy & I will always remember it’.⁵⁰",
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          "ref": "2010, Chris Bray, The 1000 Hour Day: Two Adventurers Take on the World's Harshest Island, unnumbered page",
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          "ref": "2010, Rebecca Iannone, The Invisible String: The Secrets That Bind, page 55",
          "text": "“Yeah, he only works on a Saturday arvo,” Kelly told her. “I think the place is packed on that day, because girls come from everywhere just to get a glimpse of him. He's hot as.”",
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