ovo-

See also: ovo, óvo, and óvó

English

Alternative forms

• ovi-

Etymology

From Latin ovum (“egg”).

Prefix

ovo-

1. egg; ovum
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 611: [cf. oleaginous]

     This being just at the height of the culte de la mayonnaise then sweeping Belgium, oversize exhibits of the ovoöleaginous emulsion were to be encountered at every hand.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ovo-

Anagrams

• OOV

Italian

Alternative forms

• ovi-

Prefix

ovo-

1. ovo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with ovo-

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ovi-

Etymology

From Latin ovum (“egg”).

Prefix

ovo-

1. ovo-

Derived terms

Category Portuguese terms prefixed with ovo- not found

Further reading

• “ovo-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024