azo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "azo"
English edit
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- Rhymes: -æzəʊ
Adjective edit
azo (not comparable)
- azote, nitrogen
- Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
- (organic chemistry) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.
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Etymology edit
Perhaps from Old Occitan aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare French aise and Italian agio.[1] Alternatively, from Proto-Celtic *anatyom (“life; spirit, soul”).
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Noun edit
azo m (plural azos)
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References edit
- “azo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “azo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “azo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Cf. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “asir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Gun edit
Etymology edit
Cognates include Fon zò, Saxwe Gbe azò, Adja ezo, Ewe edzo
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Noun edit
azò (plural azò lɛ́ or azò lẹ́)
- horn of an animal
Mapudungun edit
Adverb edit
azo (Raguileo spelling)
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- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Occitan aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare French aise and Italian agio. Doublet of adjacente.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -azu
- Hyphenation: a‧zo
Noun edit
azo m (plural azos)
- occasion; opportunity
- Synonym: ocasião