abro
Portuguese, noun/ˈa.bɾu/
abro is spelled A-B-R-O (4 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,197th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “common name for the climbing plants of the Abrus genus, from the legume family, with various species native to tropical regions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of abrir.
What does abro mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinecommon name for the climbing plants of the Abrus genus, from the legume family, with various species native to tropical regions.
- 2
Brazilmasculinejequirity bean (Abrus precatorius)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of abrir
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of abro
- abros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abro?
- Brazil /ˈa.bɾu/
- Portugal /ˈa.bɾu/
- Portugal [ˈa.βɾu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abro in Portuguese?
abro appears 5.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).