avó
Portuguese, noun
avó is spelled A-V-Ó (3 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,261st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Avó is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “grandmother, female grandparent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, avo is a different word: “used for the fractions (or equal parts) of a unit divided in more…”. With an accent, avô is a different word: “grandfather, male grandparent”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mãe da mãe ou do pai”.
What does avó mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrandmother, female grandparent
Coordinate term: avô
noun
- 1
masculineused for the fractions (or equal parts) of a unit divided in more than 10 equal parts; -th
- 2
masculineavo (Macanese cent; one hundredth of a pataca)
noun
- 1
masculinegrandfather, male grandparent
suffix
- 1
masculineforms fractionals
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pai da mãe ou do pai
noun: 1. mãe da mãe ou do pai
noun: 1. palavra, que, junta aos números cardinais, de dez para cima, indica as partes em que se divide um todo 2. insignificância, bagatela
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 avó
- avos plural
- avós plural
- avô masculine
- avôs masculine plural
- avoa alternative
- avó feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to avó
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is avó in Portuguese?
avó appears 27 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).