alvo

See also: alvó

Italian

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

Related terms

• alvino

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lavo, lavò, vola

Latin

Noun

alvō

1. dative/ablative singular of alvus

References

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

Portuguese

Alvo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.vu/ [ˈaʊ̯.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.vu/ [ˈaʊ̯.vu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.vo/ [ˈaʊ̯.vo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.vu/ [ˈaɫ.vu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.vu/ [ˈaɫ.vu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.bu/ [ˈaɫ.βu]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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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) (poetic, archaic)

1. white

   Synonym: branco

2. (figuratively) pure

   Synonym: puro

Derived terms

• alvura

Related terms

• albescente
• albicante
• albino
• albor
• álbum
• alva
• alvacento
• alvor
• alvorada

Noun

alvo m (plural alvos)

1. target

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

2. (figurative) goal, objective

   Synonym: objetivo

3. (figurative) object of criticism or ridicule

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

4. (poetic, archaic) white

   Synonym: branco

Derived terms

• alvejar
• audiência-alvo
• público-alvo

Descendants

• → Tetum: alvu

Further reading

• “alvo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “alvo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “alvo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026