See also: ávido

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin avidus (eager, desirous; greedy), from aveō (wish, desire, long for, crave).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.vi.do/
  • Rhymes: -avido
  • Hyphenation: à‧vi‧do

Adjective

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avido (feminine avida, masculine plural avidi, feminine plural avide, superlative avidissimo)

  1. greedy
  2. eager, avid

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • avido in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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avidō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of avidus

Portuguese

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Adjective

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avido (feminine avida, masculine plural avidos, feminine plural avidas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ávido.
    • 1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A tia Izabel [Aunt Izabel]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 174:
      A solteirona é pretenciosa, presumida, avida de attrahir a attenção.
      The single woman is pretentious, presumptuous, eager to attract attention.
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