# avaro
## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aˈvaro]
* Rhymes: -aro
* Hyphenation: 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: /ˈɑʋɑro/, [ˈɑʋɑrŏ̞̥]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑʋɑːro/, [ˈɑʋˑɑːro̞]
* (Hevaha) IPA: /ˈɑʋɑːro/, [ˈɑʋːɑːro̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋɑro, -ɑʋɑːro
* Hyphenation: a‧va‧ro

### Adjective

avaro (comparative avaromp)
* spacious, roomy

#### Derived terms

* avaroittaa

### 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

## Italian
### Etymology 1

From Latin avārus.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /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

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈva.ɾu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈva.ɾu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈva.ɾo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈva.ɾu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈva.ɾu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈba.ɾu/ [ɐˈβa.ɾu]
* 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

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin avārus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈbaɾo/ [aˈβ̞a.ɾo]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾo
* Syllabification: a‧va‧ro

### Adjective

avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avaros, feminine plural avaras)
* avaricious, greedy
* mean, stingy, miserly
    Synonyms: mezquino, roñoso, tacaño, sórdido

#### Derived terms

* avaramente
* avariento

### Noun

avaro m (plural avaros, feminine avara, feminine plural avaras)
* miser
    Synonyms: mezquino, roñoso

#### Related terms

* avaricia
* avaricioso

### Further reading

* “avaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10