Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A current subsidiary coin of Macao, Timor, equivalent to .42 of a cent.

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  • noun A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Macanese pataca.

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  • noun 100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao

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Examples

  • 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.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • 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.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

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    Tokyo Toshokan 2008

  • Something about that creamy salty cheese, avo, and the jalapenos, just sings to me.

    Guacamole, my way | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009

  • Eel avocado, spider roll (if they have that, if not crunchy spicy salmon or crunchy tuna roll), and salmon and avo roll.

    How Do You Aoki? (Aka What’s Your Ideal 3 Roll Sushi Combo?) | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2009

  • (The cute guy is Matthieu, my husband's godson). avocat (avo-kah) noun

    avocat - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • (The cute guy is Matthieu, my husband's godson). avocat (avo-kah) noun

    French Word-A-Day: 2008

  • 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.

    Buddy, Can You Spare 1%? 2010

  • (The cute guy is Matthieu, my husband's godson). avocat (avo-kah) noun

    French Word-A-Day: 2008

  • 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

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  • short for avocado

    December 4, 2006