English

Adverb

vulgo ‎(not comparable)

1. In the vernacular; commonly known as.
   • 1735, Philip Miller, The Gardeners Dictionary:

     PERICLYMENUM; Trumpet Honeysuckle; vulgô.

   • 1822, George Woodley, A view of the present state of the Scilly Islands, 264-5:

     [Pope's Hole] derives its name from its being a place of shelter to some puffins, vulgo "popes".

   • 1828, John Walters, An English and Welsh Dictionary, page 304:

     A cow desiring the bull [vulgò a tufty cow]

Noun

vulgo ‎(uncountable)

1. The masses.

Synonyms

• hoi polloi

Galician

Etymology

From Latin vulgus.

Noun

vulgo m ‎(plural vulgos)

1. the common people, the masses.

Related terms

• vulgar
• vulgaridade
• vulgarismo

Latin

Etymology

From vulgus ‎(“the public, the common people”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwul.ɡoː/

Verb

vulgō ‎(present infinitive vulgāre, perfect active vulgāvī, supine vulgātum); first conjugation

1. I broadcast, publish, divulge, issue, make known among the people.
2. I make common, prostitute.
3. I cheapen, degrade.

Inflection

Derived terms

• divulgō
• vulgātē
• vulgātor
• vulgātus

Related terms

Adverb

vulgō ‎(not comparable)

1. generally, usually
2. universally
3. publicly, commonly, popularly

References

• vulgo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• VULGO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “vulgo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • every one says: vulgo dicitur, pervulgatum est
    
  • to express oneself in popular language: ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)
    

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vulgus ‎(“the common people”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel ‎(“to throng, crowd”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvuɫ.ɣu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvuw.ɡu/
• Hyphenation: vul‧go

Noun

vulgo m (plural vulgos)

1. the common people, the masses

Adverb

vulgo (not comparable)

1. (formal) introduces a colloquial synonym, or a nickname; vulgarly/colloquially/informally/commonly known as

   Ele sofre de tireomegalia, vulgo papeira.‎

   He suffers from thyromegaly, commonly known as goitre.

   René Higuita, vulgo O Escorpião, foi um goleiro colombiano.‎

   René Higuita, nicknamed The Scorpion, was a Colombian goalkeeper.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vulgus.

Noun

vulgo m ‎(plural vulgos)

1. the common people, the masses

Related terms

• vulgar

Swedish

Adjective

vulgo

1. (slang) vulgar; of bad taste

See also

• vulgär