y/o

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yo"

English

Phrase

y/o

1. Abbreviation of year(s) old; also yo, y.o.
2. (knitting) Abbreviation of yarnover.

Anagrams

• oy

Spanish

Alternative forms

• y/u (used before words beginning with an ‘o’ sound)

Etymology

Calque of English and/or.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i o/ [i o]

Conjunction

y/o

1. and/or

Usage notes

• The Royal Spanish Academy advises against the use of this formula unless it is necessary to avoid ambiguity in very technical contexts since the conjunction o can express both values together.

Further reading

• “y” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN