aviso

American  

[uh-vahy-zoh] / əˈvaɪ zoʊ /

noun

plural

avisos

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

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Etymology

Origin of aviso

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

Example Sentences

For decades, El Aviso and El Clasificado lorded over Southern California’s Spanish-language newspaper wars together — yet apart.

From Los Angeles Times

But El Aviso hasn’t published since November; in January, its parent company declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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When El Aviso sputtered out, El Clasificado’s husband-and-wife owners, Martha de la Torre and Joe Badame, sensed an opportunity.

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She said El Aviso’s advertisers asked them to do a similar publication once word got out that it was going under, so De la Torre and her husband — accountants by training who started El Clasificado in 1988 — ran the proverbial numbers.

From Los Angeles Times

The first issue of VíveLA looks like an El Aviso clone at first glance.

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