aval

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French aval. ==== Noun ==== aval (plural avals) (finance, law) A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default. ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== aval, in Investopedia. === Etymology 2 === From Latin avus (“grandfather”). ==== Adjective ==== aval (not comparable) (rare) Of, related to, or characteristic of a grandparent. ===== Synonyms ===== grandparental ===== Hyponyms ===== (grandfather): grandfatherly, grandpaternal (grandmother): grandmaternal, grandmotherly === Etymology 3 === From Malayalam അവൽ (aval) or Tamil அவல் (aval). ==== Noun ==== aval Synonym of flattened rice. === Anagrams === Alva, Lava, Vaal, lava == Breton == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑː.val/ === Noun === aval m (plural avaloù) apple == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aval. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əˈβal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈval] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈval] === Noun === aval m (plural avals) endorsement === Further reading === “aval”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “aval”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Cornish == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Breton aval, Irish úll, Manx ooyl, Scottish Gaelic ubhal, and Welsh afal. === Pronunciation === (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈaval] (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈævɐl] === Noun === aval m (plural avalow or lavalow) apple ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === aval (collective, singulative avalen f) apple trees ==== Derived terms ==== == Estonian == === Noun === aval adessive singular of ava == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.val/ === Etymology 1 === From à +‎ val. ==== Noun ==== aval m (uncountable) downstream area, lower reaches (of river) ===== Derived terms ===== en aval (“downstream”, adjective) ===== Descendants ===== → Romanian: aval === Etymology 2 === Probably an abbreviation of à valoir. ==== Noun ==== aval m (plural avals) approval, endorsement ===== Descendants ===== === Further reading === “aval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === lava == Occitan == === Etymology === a +‎ val === Pronunciation === === Adverb === aval down Antonym: amont == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aval, probably from an abbreviation of à valoir. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: a‧val === Noun === aval m (plural avais) permit (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal) Synonyms: permissão, autorização, licença (figurative) authorization, approval === References === === Further reading === “aval”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈval/ Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: a‧val === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French aval (“downstream”), from à (“to”) +‎ val (“valley”). ==== Noun ==== aval n (uncountable) downstream (the part located downstream relative to a point) Antonym: amonte în aval ― downstream (with the flow) în aval de ― downstream of, downriver from ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== vale ===== See also ===== la vale === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French aval (“aval”). ==== Noun ==== aval n (plural avaluri) (finance, law) aval ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “aval”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aval. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbal/ [aˈβ̞al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: a‧val === Noun === aval m (plural avales) endorsement Synonym: endoso countersignature guarantee Synonym: garantía ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “aval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025