avo

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UK/ˈɑːvəʊ/Australia/ˈævəʉ/

noun

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

avo1

nounavo (plural avos)

plural avos

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.

avo2

nounavo (plural avos)

plural avos

  1. AustraliaSouth AfricaabbreviationclippinginformalClipping of avocado.

    Given the challenges of trying to propagate avocados, one might wonder why we don't simply get hold of seeds and/or nursery starts and go that route – especially since avos tend to grow somewhat 'true to seed.'

    2007, Ken Albertsen, Farmsteading in Thailand, page 68
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    But what would my trip be if I didn’t Instagram my food? I upload a picture of the avo toast with the caption “✨✨✨one of the prettiest red velvet rose latte i’ve ever seen !!! ✨✨✨✨ , despite the fact I have only ever seen one red velvet rose latte in my life.

    2017 December 15, Ruby Lott-Lavigna, “I Spent a Day Eating at the Most Instagrammable Restaurants of 2017”, in VICE

AVO3

noun
  1. Australiainitialismapprehended violence order, a court order used to protect someone from violence or harassment.
  2. initialismgeographyamplitude variation with offset.

Origin

avo · noun

  1. Portugueseavo
  2. Portugueseavo
  3. Englishavo

Borrowed from Portuguese avo.

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APA

avo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avo

MLA

“avo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avo.

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