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aviso

American  
[uh-vahy-zoh] / əˈvaɪ zoʊ /

noun

avisos plural
  1. a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.


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noun

Etymology

Origin of aviso

1625–35; < Spanish, noun derivative of avisar to advise

Example Sentences

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El coronel Petrov pensó que podía tratarse de una falsa alarma y decidió no enviar el aviso a sus superiores.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2023

Ver un aviso de desalojo en la puerta era vergonzoso, recordó Sabree.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023

M. Foucault is fond of this scene, and will therefore not take it ill if I recall to his mind a couple of stanzas: Essere in omnibus Consultationibus Ancieni aviso, Aut bono, Aut mauvaiso.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille

Amava en tanta manera al Rey su marido, que andava sobre aviso con celos a ver si el amava a otras.

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 by Prescott, William Hickling

The shipping-agent yields assent; inserts a second aviso in the Spanish paper, addressed to marineros of all nations.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne

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