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 Galician-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]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.bu/ [ˈaɫ.βu]

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

Noun

alvo m (plural alvos)

target
A flecha acertou no alvo.
The arrow hit the target.
white

Derived terms

alvejar

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