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aro
English
Etymology
Clipping of aromantic. Coined on the Internet in the 2010s.
Pronunciation
Adjective
aro (comparative more aro, superlative most aro)
- (slang, neologism) Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).
- 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
- For ace and aro people, the possibilities for diverse relationships are endless, despite how pop culture often brands our identity as restrictive and confined.
- 2017, Melissa Reph, "You might not like hearing this, but I don't like 'Riverdale'", The Muhlenberg Weekly (Muhlenberg College), 26 October 2017, page 3:
- For the show to completely and utterly ignore this is huge since there are very few representations of aro and ace-spec people in media of any kind.
- 2018, Alexis Stark, "A-spectrum student experiences on MSU's campus", The State News (Michigan State University), 29 November 2018, page 5:
- This provides a home base for people looking to learn more about ace and aro identities.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:aro.
- 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
Noun
aro (plural aros)
- (slang, neologism) A person who is aromantic.
- 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
- While aces and aros can often be a misunderstood demographic in the queer community and outside of it, information about our identities is making its way into more conversations.
- 2018, Isabel Nathan, "Asexuals, you are not alone", Washington Blade, 19 October 2018, page 20:
- Now most of my social circle is made up of other aces and aros.
- 2019, Chelaine Kirsh, "Let's talk about aces, baby", The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan), 24 October 2019, page 11:
- Building off from this calling card, aros have a more obscure variation of this where they don white rings.
- 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
See also
- ace
Anagrams
- AOR, AoR, OAR, Ora, ROA, Rao, Roa, oar, ora
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???o/
Noun
aró f
- bite (act of biting)
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)?[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Basque
Noun
aro inan
- age
References
- Gorka Aulestia, Linda White, Basque-English, English-Basque Dictionary
Esperanto
Etymology
Back-formation from -aro (“collection”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?aro/
- Hyphenation: a?ro
- Rhymes: -aro
- Audio:
Noun
aro (accusative singular aron, plural aroj, accusative plural arojn)
- bunch
Related terms
- ari?i
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aro (compare Estonian aru), probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ar? (compare Khanty [script needed] (ur?, ur?), Mansi [script needed] (or?j, or?j)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ro/, [??ro?]
- Rhymes: -?ro
- Syllabification: a?ro
Noun
aro
- steppe
- (dialectal) humid or swampy meadow or plain
Declension
Derived terms
Anagrams
- ora
Garo
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Bengali ?? (ar).
Conjunction
aro
- and, in addition to
References
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon?[2], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 337
Hiligaynon
Noun
arô
- leprosy
Italian
Verb
aro
- first-person singular present indicative of arare
Anagrams
- ora
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *ara?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?éryeti (“to plough”), from the root *h?erh?-. The root-final laryngeal was lost in the Proto-Indo-European verb, but was restored in Proto-Italic.
Cognates include Ancient Greek ???? (aró?), Old Church Slavonic ????? (orati), Lithuanian arti, and Old English erian (archaic English ear).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?a.ro?/, [?ä?o?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a.ro/, [?????]
Verb
ar? (present infinitive ar?re, perfect active ar?v?, supine ar?tum); first conjugation
- I plough, till; I cultivate land, farm; I acquire by tillage
- (of age) I draw furrows over the body, wrinkle
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- aro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- aro in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Malagasy
Noun
aro
- defense; protection
Adjective
aro
- (dialectal, Betsimisaraka) Synonym of roa
Mansaka
Noun
aro
- pestle
- pole for pounding rice
Noun
arò
- fog
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qad?p.
Noun
aro
- front (facing side)
- Kua maringi i a koe ki runga i to aro.
- You've spilt it down your front.
- Kua maringi i a koe ki runga i to aro.
- front (weather)
- Ko te paenga e t?taki ai ?tahi hau whakapipi e rua, ka k?ia he aro.
- The boundary where two air masses meet is called a front.
- Ko te paenga e t?taki ai ?tahi hau whakapipi e rua, ka k?ia he aro.
Verb
aro
- (transitive) to turn toward something or someone
- Me aro te kaik?rero ki te hunga turi, kia kite ai r?tou i t?na waha e k?rero na.
- The speaker should face toward the deaf people so that they can see her mouth when she is talking.
- Me aro te kaik?rero ki te hunga turi, kia kite ai r?tou i t?na waha e k?rero na.
References
- “aro” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, ?ISBN.
Nauruan
Etymology
From Pre-Nauruan *rua-ua, from Proto-Micronesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral
aro
- two
Old High German
Etymology
Same as arn.
Noun
aro m
- eagle
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /?a.?u/
- Hyphenation: a?ro
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese aro of uncertain origin. Cognate with Spanish aro.
Noun
aro m (plural aros)
- any large circular band of material
- hoop (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
- rim (outer edge of a wheel)
- the frame of eyeglasses
- Synonym: armação
- juggling ring
- Synonym: argola
- the region surrounding a city
- Synonym: periferia
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- arão, arum, árum, jarro, jaro
Noun
aro m (plural aros)
- arum (any plant in the genus Arum)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
aro
- first-person singular (eu) present indicative of arar
Romani
Noun
aro m
- flour
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?o/, [?a.?o]
- Rhymes: -a?o
- Hyphenation: a?ro
Etymology 1
Unknown origin.
Noun
aro m (plural aros)
- hoop
- large ring
- (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay) earring
- Synonyms: arete, pendiente
Derived terms
- arete
See also
- anillo
- argolla
- sortija
Etymology 2
From Latin arum.
Noun
aro m (plural aros)
- arum lily
Alternative forms
- jaro, yaro
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
aro
- First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of arar.
Further reading
- “aro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Yami
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadu, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadu. Cognate with Puyuma sadru and Limos Kalinga adu.
Adjective
aro
- many; a lot
aro From the web:
- what around me
- what aromantic
- what arose in japan in the 1100s
- what aromatherapy
- what arose from the lincoln-douglas debates
- what around me to eat
- what around me to do
- what aromantic means
abo
English
Alternative forms
- Abo
Etymology
1922, clipping of aborigine.
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?æb.??/, enPR: ?'b?
- (UK) enPR: ?'b?, IPA(key): /?æb.??/
- (US) enPR: ?'b?, IPA(key): /?æb.o?/
- Rhymes: -æb??
Noun
abo (plural abos)
- (Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An aborigine; aboriginal. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
Synonyms
- boong
- gin (female Aborigine)
- Jacky
- lubra (female Aborigine)
- Mary (female Aborigine)
References
Anagrams
- AOB, BAO, Bao, OAB, OBA, Oba., a.o.b., bao, boa, oba
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.
Noun
abó
- ash; the solid remains of a fire
- tephra; volcanic ash
Etymology 2
Noun
ábo
- cough
Verb
ábo
- to cough
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a?bo
- IPA(key): /a?bo/
Noun
abó
- ash; the solid remains of a fire
- tephra; volcanic ash
Verb
abó
- to turn into ash (by burning)
Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of abonnement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?.bo?/
- Hyphenation: abo
Noun
abo n (plural abo's)
- (Netherlands, informal) subscription
Finnish
Noun
abo
- abo
Declension
Anagrams
- boa
Garo
Noun
abo
- grandmother
Synonyms
- ambigipa (formal)
- ambitang (formal)
- ambi
Hiligaynon
Adjective
ábo
- lazy
Noun
abó
- ash
Noun
ábo
- A type of small fish that is said to be lazy
Interjection
abô
- an exclamation that denotes aversion, contempt, or negation, equivalent to fie
Verb
abó (diminutive abó-ábo)
- to turn into ash
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese vós.
Pronoun
abo
- you
Kom (Cameroon)
Noun
abo
- leopard, tiger, big cat
References
- Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- abol
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ab?/
Conjunction
abo
- or
Further reading
- abo in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
- abo in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
Old Polish
Conjunction
abo
- or
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
- bo (synonym)
Etymology
From Portuguese vós and Spanish vos and Kabuverdianu abo.
Pronoun
abo
- you (second person singular).
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.b?/
Conjunction
abo
- (archaic or Cieszyn Silesia, Upper Silesia, Pozna?) or
Synonyms
- albo
- czy
Further reading
- abo in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- abo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a?bó
- IPA(key): /?a?bo/, [???bo]
Noun
abó
- ash
- gray (color)
- tephra
Derived terms
Upper Sorbian
Conjunction
abo
- or
Weyewa
Verb
abo
- (Loli) to scoop, to scoop up with cupped hands
References
- Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) , “abo”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat
Xhosa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [â??o]
Pronoun
âbo
- those; class 2 distal demonstrative.
abo From the web:
- what about bob
- what about
- what about us
- what about us lyrics
- what about bob cast
- what about this weekend
- what about love
- what about tomorrow
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