avô

Meaning

grandfather, male grandparent

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
a‧vô
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈvo/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese avoo, from Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather”).

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Sentences
O
  avô   testemunhou   um
1
  movimento   imóvel sem   ajudá-lo .

Grandfather witnessed a motionless movement, without helping him.

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