aro

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) any large circular band of material
2. (masculine) any large circular band of material
3. (masculine) any large circular band of material
4. (masculine) any large circular band of material
5. (masculine) any large circular band of material
6. (archaic, masculine) outskirts (the region surrounding a city)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of arar

arar

to plough (to use a plough to open furrows)

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Concepts

hoop

rim

ring

💍

basket

🧺

arum

basketball hoop

band

Synonyms

argola

borda

jarro

orla

arão

árum

arum

Translations

cerceau

aro

cèrcol

cerchione

cercle

⭕

jante

canestro

🧺

cerchio

⭕

Reifen

Felge

hoepel

circulus

⭕

Rand

στεφάνι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈa.ɾu/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: aro

Cognate with Galician: aro

Borrowed from Latin: arum

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese aro of uncertain origin, probably from Latin arvum (“field”) with the initial meaning of outskirts and later rim, since those where usually circular in shape. First attested in c. 13th century. Cognate with Spanish aro and Galician aro.