alvo

Etymology

From Latin alvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.vo/
• Rhymes: -alvo
• Hyphenation: àl‧vo

Noun

alvo m (plural alvi) (literary)

1. intestine

   Synonym: intestino

2. belly

   Synonym: ventre

Further reading

• alvo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• lavo, lavò, vola

Noun

alvō

1. dative/ablative singular of alvus

References

• "alvo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin albus. Doublet of álbum.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -alvu, (Brazil) -awvu
• Hyphenation: al‧vo

Adjective

alvo (feminine alva, masculine plural alvos, feminine plural alvas, comparable, comparative mais alvo, superlative o mais alvo or alvíssimo)

1. (poetic, archaic) white

   Synonym: branco

2. (poetic, archaic, figuratively) pure

   Synonym: puro

Noun

alvo m (plural alvos)

1. target

   A flecha acertou no alvo. ― The arrow hit the target.

2. (figurative) goal, objective
3. (figurative) object of criticism or ridicule

   Ela foi alvo de críticas. ― She was the target of criticism.

4. (poetic, archaic) white

   Synonym: branco

Further reading

• “alvo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025