alvo
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See also: alvó
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
alvo m (plural alvi) (literary)
Related terms
Further reading
- alvo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Noun
alvō
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
Adjective
alvo (feminine alva, masculine plural alvos, feminine plural alvas, comparable, comparative mais alvo, superlative o mais alvo or alvíssimo)
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
alvo m (plural alvos)
- target
- A flecha acertou no alvo. ― The arrow hit the target.
- (figurative) goal, objective
- (figurative) object of criticism or ridicule
- Ela foi alvo de críticas. ― She was the target of criticism.
- (poetic, archaic) white
- Synonym: branco
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tetum: alvu
Further reading
- “alvo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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