ochavo

== English == === Etymology === Spanish ochavo === Noun === ochavo (plural ochavos) (historical) A former Spanish coin from the 17th to 19th centuries. == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin octāvus. Equivalent to ocho +‎ -avo. As a week-long party, based on inclusive counting. Doublet of ochava and octavo. Cognate with Catalan octau and Galician and Portuguese oitavo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈt͡ʃabo/ [oˈt͡ʃa.β̞o] Rhymes: -abo Syllabification: o‧cha‧vo === Adjective === ochavo (feminine ochava, masculine plural ochavos, feminine plural ochavas) (obsolete) synonym of octavo: eighth (one of eight equal parts) (obsolete) synonym of octavo: eighth (in eighth position) === Noun === ochavo m (plural ochavos) (obsolete) synonym of octavo: one-eighth (historical) ochavo (a former Spanish coin from the 17th to 19th centuries, notionally equivalent to ⅛ Spanish ounce) (figuratively) trifle, bauble (anything worthless or useless) (Catholicism) octave (a weeklong saint's feast or local party) (architecture) octagon (an octagonal building or place) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (former coin): maravedí (½ ochavo) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: ochavo → Portuguese: chavo === Further reading === “ochavo”, 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