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Avo vs Arvo - What's the difference?

avo | arvo |

As nouns the difference between avo and arvo

is that avo is a subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Macanese pataca while arvo is afternoon.

As a proper noun ARVO is

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avo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Macanese pataca.
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    arvo

    English

    Alternative forms

    * arvy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Afternoon.
  • * 1960 , John Gunn, The Humpy in the Hills , page 46,
  • “Rope and tomahawk,” explained Col. “We put them here this arvo when I came down and whistled first time.”
  • * 2000 , Mark Johnston, Fighting the Enemy: Australian Soldiers and their Adversaries in World War II , page 33,
  • The usual reaction of a footsoldier observing such incidents is well summed up by the comments of Private Derrick in the Salient at Tobruk: ‘Seen a human side of the war yesterday arvo Red Cross partys [sic] burying dead & treating wounded one of our partys were fired on by enemy & I will always remember it ’.50
  • * 2010 , Chris Bray, The 1000 Hour Day: Two Adventurers Take on the World's Harshest Island , unnumbered page,
  • ‘We'll fly you out at seven this arvo —but bring them down a little early, just in case we need to think of something else.’
  • * 2010 , Rebecca Iannone, The Invisible String: The Secrets That Bind , page 55,
  • “Yeah, he only works on a Saturday arvo ,” Kelly told her. “I think the place is packed on that day, because girls come from everywhere just to get a glimpse of him. He's hot as.”

    Derived terms

    * 'sarvo, sarvo

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