ovo-

See also: ovo, óvo, and óvó

English

Alternative forms

• ovi-

Etymology

From Latin ovum (“egg”).

Prefix

ovo-

1. egg; ovum
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 611: [cf. oleaginous]

     This being just at the height of the culte de la mayonnaise then sweeping Belgium, oversize exhibits of the ovoöleaginous emulsion were to be encountered at every hand.

Derived terms

• ovopathy

Anagrams

• OOV

Italian

Prefix

ovo-

1. ovo-