azo
See also: azo-, -azo, azò, azó, and AZO
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æzəʊ
Adjective
azo (not comparable)
- azote, nitrogen
- Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
- (organic chemistry) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.
Derived terms
- azo colour
- azo compound
- azo dye
- azole
- diazo
- monoazo
Related terms
- azo-
Anagrams
- zoa
Galician
Etymology
Perhaps from Old Occitan aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare French aise and Italian agio.[1]Alternatively, from Proto-Celtic *anatyom (“life; spirit, soul”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaθo̝/, (western) /ˈaso̝/
Noun
azo m (plural azos)
- spirit, energy
- Synonyms: forza, ánimo
- mood; zest
- Synonyms: ánimo, gana
Derived terms
- azoso
References
- “azo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “azo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “azo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Cf. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “asir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Gun
Azò lẹ́
Etymology
Cognates include Fon zò, Saxwe Gbe azò, Adja ezo, Ewe edzo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.zò/
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Noun
azò (plural azò lɛ́ or azò lẹ́)
- horn of an animal
Mapudungun
Adverb
azo (Raguileo spelling)
- now; For a short while.
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- ácio
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare French aise and Italian agio. Doublet of adjacente.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.zu/
- Rhymes: -azu
- Hyphenation: a‧zo
Noun
azo m (plural azos)
- occasion; opportunity
- Synonym: ocasião