azo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "azo"

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æzəʊ

Adjective

azo (not comparable)

  1. azote, nitrogen
  2. Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
  3. (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

Anagrams

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)

  1. spirit, energy
    Synonyms: forza, ánimo
  2. mood; zest
    Synonyms: ánimo, gana

Derived terms

References

  1. 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 , Saxwe Gbe azò, Adja ezo, Ewe edzo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.zò/
(file)

Noun

azò (plural azò lɛ́ or azò lẹ́)

  1. horn of an animal

Mapudungun

Adverb

azo (Raguileo spelling)

  1. 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)

  1. occasion; opportunity
    Synonym: ocasião
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