aro
Portuguese, noun/ˈa.ɾu/
aro is spelled A-R-O (3 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hoop (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of arar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “caixilho de madeira para os vãos das portas e janelas”.
What does aro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehoop (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
- 2
masculinerim (outer edge of a wheel)
aro de propulsão
- 3
masculinethe frame of eyeglasses
- 4
masculinejuggling ring
- 5
masculinecheesevat
- 6
archaicmasculineoutskirts (the region surrounding a city)
noun
- 1
masculinearum (any plant in the genus Arum)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of arar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. caixilho de madeira para os vãos das portas e janelas 2. arco; argola; círculo; anel; anilha 3. batida no anel da cesta quicada ou rolada para fora sem passar por dentro da circunferência que determina o ponto
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aro
- aros plural
- arão alternative
- arum alternative
- árum alternative
- jarro alternative
- jaro alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aro?
- Brazil /ˈa.ɾu/
- Portugal /ˈa.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aro in Portuguese?
aro appears 1.9 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).