ovo
Significado (English)
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- (masculine) egg (cell that results from the fertilization of the female gamete by the male gamete)
- (masculine) egg (rounded body produced by oviparous females consisting of a membrane and outer shell that contains the embryo)
- (masculine) egg (rounded body produced by oviparous females consisting of a membrane and outer shell that contains the embryo)
- (masculine) chair to transport a baby from birth until it reaches around ten, or at most thirteen, kilos in weight
- (figuratively, masculine) germ, incipient state
- (figuratively, masculine) principle
- (figuratively, masculine) origin
- (colloquial, masculine) testicle
Frecuencia
Hyphenated as
o‧vo
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈo.vu/
Etymology (English)
From Old Galician-Portuguese ovo, from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum. Doublet of ova.
Related words
Novo
ovar
to lay eggs
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