Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A current subsidiary coin of Macao, Timor, equivalent to .42 of a cent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a
Macanese pataca .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao
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Examples
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It's the diminutive form of the Portuguese word for grandmother, avo, which is about right since my vo is the diminutive form of a grandmother.
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It's the diminutive form of the Portuguese word for grandmother, avo, which is about right since my vo is the diminutive form of a grandmother.
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Tokyo Toshokan 2008
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Something about that creamy salty cheese, avo, and the jalapenos, just sings to me.
Guacamole, my way | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Eel avocado, spider roll (if they have that, if not crunchy spicy salmon or crunchy tuna roll), and salmon and avo roll.
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(The cute guy is Matthieu, my husband's godson). avocat (avo-kah) noun
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(The cute guy is Matthieu, my husband's godson). avocat (avo-kah) noun
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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Though many companies legitimately didn't owe taxes because they didn't turn a profit, many may have avo ided taxes by using booking business in tax-friendly countries, a tactic known as "transfer pricing," according to a study of the GAO report by Congressional Quarterly.
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(The cute guy is Matthieu, my husband's godson). avocat (avo-kah) noun
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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I twitched the fingers of my left hand, remembering kave peta cato yane ixa, six seven eight nine ten; and then the right hand, nea avo eta setra dene, one two three four five.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
misterbaby commented on the word avo
short for avocado
December 4, 2006