"avo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːvəʊ/ [UK], /ˈævəʉ/ [General-Australian] Forms: avos [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -ɑːvəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese avo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt|avo}} Borrowed from Portuguese avo Head templates: {{en-noun}} avo (plural avos)
  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca. Categories (topical): Currencies Categories (place): Macau
    Sense id: en-avo-en-noun-L~211Ztd Disambiguation of Currencies: 80 20 Disambiguation of Macau: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːvəʊ/ [UK], /ˈævəʉ/ [General-Australian] Forms: avos [plural]
Rhymes: (UK) -ɑːvəʊ Etymology: Clipping of avocado. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|avocado}} Clipping of avocado Head templates: {{en-noun}} avo (plural avos)
  1. (informal, Australia, South Africa) Clipping of avocado. Tags: Australia, South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: avocado
    Sense id: en-avo-en-noun-kLcq9mDA Categories (other): Australian English, South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 10 51 3 9 0 5 5 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 54 2 7 0 4 4 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "58 42",
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