alvo
See also: alvó
Italian
Etymology
From Latin alvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈal.vo/
- Rhymes: -alvo
- Hyphenation: àl‧vo
Noun
alvo m (plural alvi)
- (literary) intestine
- Synonym: intestino
- (literary) belly
- Synonym: ventre
Related terms
- alvino
Further reading
- alvo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- lavo, lavò, vola
Latin
Noun
alvō
- dative/ablative singular of alvus
References
- alvo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
alvo
Etymology
From Old Portuguese, from Latin albus. Doublet of álbum.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.vu/ [ˈaʊ̯.vu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.vo/ [ˈaʊ̯.vo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈal.vu/ [ˈaɫ.vu]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -alvu, (Brazil) -awvu
- Hyphenation: al‧vo
Adjective
alvo (feminine alva, masculine plural alvos, feminine plural alvas)
- white
- Synonym: branco
- (figuratively) pure
- Synonym: puro
Related terms
- albino
- albor
- alva
- alvor
Noun
alvo m (plural alvos)
- target
- A flecha acertou no alvo.
- The arrow hit the target.
- white
Derived terms
- alvejar