azo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "azo"

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æzəʊ

Adjective

azo (not comparable)

1. azote, nitrogen
2. Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
3. (organic chemistry) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.

Derived terms

• azimine
• azo colour
• azo compound
• azodicarbonyl
• azo dye
• azo dyestuff
• azoindoxyl
• azole
• azo violet
• azoxy
• diazo
• disazo
• hydrazine
• monoazo
• polyazo
• trisazo

 

Related terms

• azo-

Anagrams

• zoa

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Occitan aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare French aise and Italian agio. Alternatively, from Proto-Celtic *anatyom (“life; spirit, soul”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaθo̝/, (western) /ˈaso̝/

Noun

azo m (plural azos)

1. spirit, energy

   Synonyms: forza, ánimo

2. mood; zest

   Synonyms: ánimo, gana

Derived terms

• azoso

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “azo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “azo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “azo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Gun

Azò lẹ́

Etymology

Cognates include Fon zò, Saxwe Gbe azò, Adja ezo, Ewe edzo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.zò/

• Audio (Nigeria):

  (file)

Noun

azò (plural azò lɛ́ or azò lẹ́)

1. horn of an animal

Mapudungun

Adverb

azo (Raguileo spelling)

1. now; For a short while.

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ácio

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan aize (“comfort”), from Latin adiacēns. Compare French aise and Italian agio. Doublet of adjacente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.zu/

• Rhymes: -azu
• Hyphenation: a‧zo

Noun

azo m (plural azos)

1. occasion; opportunity

   Synonym: ocasião