avaro

See also: ávaro, àvaro, and avarò

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈvaro/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aro
• Syllabification: a‧va‧ro

Etymology 1

Noun

avaro (accusative singular avaron, plural avaroj, accusative plural avarojn)

1. avarice

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Esperanto avo

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusder.

French -airebor.

▲

Latin -āriuminflu.

▲

Russian -арь (-arʹ)influ.

Esperanto -aro

Esperanto avaro

From avo (“grandfather”) + -aro (“collection”).

Noun

avaro (accusative singular avaron, plural avaroj, accusative plural avarojn) (rare)

1. (wordplay) a collection of grandfathers

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *avara. Cognates include Finnish avara and Estonian avar.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋɑro/, [ˈɑʋɑˑrŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋɑːro/, [ˈɑʋˑɑːro̞]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋɑːro/, [ˈɑʋːɑːro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋɑro, -ɑʋɑːro
• Hyphenation: a‧va‧ro

Adjective

avaro (comparative avaromp)

1. spacious, roomy

Declension

Declension of avaro (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	avaro	avarot
genitive	avaron	avaroin, avaroloin
partitive	avaroa	avaroja, avaroloja
illative	avaroo	avaroihe, avaroloihe
inessive	avaroos	avarois, avarolois
elative	avarost	avaroist, avaroloist
allative	avarolle	avaroille, avaroloille
adessive	avarool	avaroil, avaroloil
ablative	avarolt	avaroilt, avaroloilt
translative	avaroks	avaroiks, avaroloiks
essive	avaronna, avaroon	avaroinna, avaroloinna, avaroin, avaroloin
exessive1)	avaront	avaroint, avaroloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• avaroittaa

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 24
• Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 23

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin avārus.

Adjective

avaro

1. mean

References

• Antonio Pellizzer; Giovanni Pellizzer (1992), Vocabulario del dialetto di Rovigno d'Istria, page 76
• Sandro Cergna (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria, →ISBN, page 31

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin avārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈva.ro/
• Homophone: Avaro
• Rhymes: -aro
• Hyphenation: a‧và‧ro

Adjective

avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avari, feminine plural avare, superlative avarissimo)

1. mean, stingy

Derived terms

• avaramente

Related terms

• avarizia

Noun

avaro m (plural avari, feminine avara)

1. miser

Derived terms

• avaraccio

Further reading

• “avàro”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.va.ro/
• Rhymes: -avaro
• Hyphenation: à‧va‧ro

Adjective

avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avari, feminine plural avare)

1. Avar

Noun

avaro m (plural avari, feminine avara)

1. Avar

Noun

avaro m (uncountable)

1. (usually preceded by determinative article) Avar (language)

Further reading

• “àvaro”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• aravo, orava

Latin

Adjective

avārō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of avārus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin avārus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈva.ɾu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈva.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈva.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈba.ɾu/ [ɐˈβa.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: a‧va‧ro

Adjective

avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avaros, feminine plural avaras)

1. miserly, avaricious

Noun

avaro m (plural avaros)

1. skinflint (one who is excessively stingy or cautious with money)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:avarento

Further reading

• “avaro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “avaro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₁yeti

Latin aveō

Latin avārusbor.

Spanish avaro

Borrowed from Latin avārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbaɾo/ [aˈβ̞a.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾo
• Syllabification: a‧va‧ro

Adjective

avaro (feminine avara, masculine plural avaros, feminine plural avaras)

1. avaricious, greedy

   Synonyms: codicioso, avaricioso

2. mean, stingy, miserly

   Synonyms: mezquino, roñoso, tacaño, sórdido

Derived terms

• avaramente
• avariento

Noun

avaro m (plural avaros, feminine avara, feminine plural avaras)

1. miser

   Synonym: cicatero

Related terms

• avaricia
• avaricioso

Further reading

• “avaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025