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avo

1

[ a-voh, ah-voh ]

noun

, Informal.


avo

2

[ ah-voo ]

noun

, plural a·vos.
  1. a money of account of Macao, one 100th of a pataca.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of avo1

First recorded in 2000–05; by shortening

Origin of avo2

First recorded in 1905–10; from Portuguese: literally, “trifle,” shortening of oitavo “eighth”; octave

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