Etymology

From Old Portuguese avoo ‎(“grandfather”), from Vulgar Latin *avoilu- < *aviōlus, diminutive of Latin avus ‎(“grandfather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os ‎(“grandfather”) Compare Asturian güelu, French aïeul, Galician avó, Spanish abuelo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈvo/
• Rhymes: -o

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈvo/
• Hyphenation: a‧vô