avaro

== Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈvaro/ Rhymes: -aro Syllabification: a‧va‧ro === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== avaro (accusative singular avaron, plural avaroj, accusative plural avarojn) avarice === Etymology 2 === From avo (“grandfather”) +‎ -aro (“collection”). ==== Noun ==== avaro (accusative singular avaron, plural avaroj, accusative plural avarojn) (rare, wordplay) a collection of grandfathers == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *avara. Cognates include Finnish avara and Estonian avar. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑro/, [ˈɑʋɑˑrŏ̞̥] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑːro/, [ˈɑʋˑɑːro̞] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑːro/, [ˈɑʋˑɑːro̞] Rhymes: -ɑʋɑro, -ɑʋɑːro Hyphenation: a‧va‧ro === Adjective === avaro (comparative avaromp) spacious, roomy ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 24 Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 23 == Istriot == === Etymology === From Latin avārus. === Adjective === avaro mean === References === == Italian == === Etymology 1 === From Latin avārus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /aˈva.ro/ Homophone: Avaro Rhymes: -aro Hyphenation: a‧và‧ro ==== Adjective ==== avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avari, feminine plural avare, superlative avarissimo) mean, stingy ===== Derived terms ===== avaramente ===== Related terms ===== avarizia ==== Noun ==== avaro m (plural avari, feminine avara) miser ===== Derived terms ===== avaraccio ==== Further reading ==== avàro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈa.va.ro/ Rhymes: -avaro Hyphenation: à‧va‧ro ==== Adjective ==== avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avari, feminine plural avare) Avar ==== Noun ==== avaro m (plural avari, feminine avara) Avar ==== Noun ==== avaro m (uncountable) (usually preceded by determinative article) Avar (language) ==== Further reading ==== àvaro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === aravo, orava == Latin == === Adjective === avārō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of avārus == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin avārus. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧va‧ro === Adjective === avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avaros, feminine plural avaras) miserly, avaricious === Noun === avaro m (plural avaros) skinflint (one who is excessively stingy or cautious with money) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:avarento === Further reading === “avaro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “avaro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin avārus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbaɾo/ [aˈβ̞a.ɾo] Rhymes: -aɾo Syllabification: a‧va‧ro === Adjective === avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avaros, feminine plural avaras) avaricious, greedy Synonyms: codicioso, avaricioso mean, stingy, miserly Synonyms: mezquino, roñoso, tacaño, sórdido ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === avaro m (plural avaros, feminine avara, feminine plural avaras) miser Synonym: cicatero ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “avaro”, 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