avo

[ ah-voo ]

/ ˈɑ vu /

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noun, plural a·vos.

a money of account of Macao, one 100th of a pataca.

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Origin of avo

First recorded in 1905–10; from Portuguese: literally, “trifle,” shortening of oitavo “eighth”; see octave

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