azo

See also: azo-, -azo, azò, and AZO

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æzəʊ

Adjective

azo (not comparable)

1. azote, nitrogen
2. Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
3. (organic chemistry) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• azo colour
• azo compound

• azo dye
• diazo

Related terms

• azo-

Anagrams

• zoa

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Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Occitan aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare French aise and Italian agio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaθo̝/, (western) /ˈaso̝/

Noun

azo m (plural azos)

1. spirit, energy

   Synonyms: forza, ánimo

2. mood; zest

   Synonyms: ánimo, gana

References

• “azo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “azo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “azo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Mapudungun

Adverb

azo (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. now; For a short while.

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ácio

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare French aise and Italian agio. Doublet of adjacente.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧zo

Noun

azo m (plural azos)

1. occasion; opportunity

Synonyms

• (occasion): ocasião