Meanings
avo1
avo2
plural avos
- 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 681 more example
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
- Australiainitialismapprehended violence order, a court order used to protect someone from violence or harassment.
Origin
avo · noun
- Portugueseavo
- Portugueseavo
- Englishavo
Borrowed from Portuguese avo.
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avo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avo
“avo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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