favo
Portuguese, noun/ˈfa.vu/
favo is spelled F-A-V-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Favo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “honeycomb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “alvéolo de cera hexagonal e o seu conteúdo, que as abelhas formam nas suas colmeias para armazém de mel…”.
What does favo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehoneycomb
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alvéolo de cera hexagonal e o seu conteúdo, que as abelhas formam nas suas colmeias para armazém de mel, pólen, e cuidado dos ovos e larvas 2. parte separável da laranja, gomo
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 favo
- favos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce favo?
- Brazil /ˈfa.vu/
- Portugal /ˈfa.vu/
- Portugal /ˈfa.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to favo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is favo in Portuguese?
favo 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).