azo
Portuguese, noun/ˈa.zu/
azo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “occasion; opportunity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ocasião, oportunidade, jeito”.
What does azo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoccasion; opportunity
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ocasião, oportunidade, jeito 2. motivo, causa 3. pretexto 4. alento, respiração
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 azo
- azos plural
- ácio alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce azo?
- Brazil /ˈa.zu/
- Portugal /ˈa.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is azo in Portuguese?
azo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).