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avo

noun \ ˈa-(ˌ)vü \

Definition of avo

plural avos
: a monetary subunit of the pataca — see pataca at Money Table

Origin and Etymology of avo

Portuguese, from avo fractional part, from -avo ordinal suffix (as in oitavo eighth, from Latin octavus) — more at octave

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