ab ovo

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ab ovo (literally “from the egg”)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æ.ˈboʊ.ˌvoʊ/

Adverb

ab ovo (not comparable)

  1. From the beginning. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]

References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 7

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ab ovo (literally “from the egg”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈβo.βo/, /ab ˈo.βo/

Adverb

ab ovo

  1. ab ovo
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