arvo

Alternative forms

• arvy

Etymology

Abbreviation of afternoon +‎ -o (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɐː.vəʉ/

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ).vəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːvəʊ

Noun

arvo (plural arvos)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, informal) Afternoon.
   • 1960, John Gunn, The Humpy in the Hills, page 46,

     “Rope and tomahawk,” explained Col. “We put them here this arvo when I came down and whistled first time.”

   • 2000, Mark Johnston, Fighting the Enemy: Australian Soldiers and their Adversaries in World War II, page 33,

     The usual reaction of a footsoldier observing such incidents is well summed up by the comments of Private Derrick in the Salient at Tobruk: ‘Seen a human side of the war yesterday arvo Red Cross partys [sic] burying dead & treating wounded one of our partys were fired on by enemy & I will always remember it’.⁵⁰

   • 2010, Chris Bray, The 1000 Hour Day: Two Adventurers Take on the World's Harshest Island, unnumbered page,

     ‘We'll fly you out at seven this arvo—but bring them down a little early, just in case we need to think of something else.’

   • 2010, Rebecca Iannone, The Invisible String: The Secrets That Bind, page 55,

     “Yeah, he only works on a Saturday arvo,” Kelly told her. “I think the place is packed on that day, because girls come from everywhere just to get a glimpse of him. He's hot as.”

Anagrams

• VARO, Vora

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arvo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arwa (“price, value”). Cognate with Estonian arv and Hungarian ár.^[1]

Noun

arvo

1. value, worth.
2. rank, standing, title.
   • amiraalin arvo = rank of admiral = admiralcy
3. prestige.

Verb

arvo

1. Present indicative connegative form of arpoa.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of arpoa.
3. Second-person singular imperative connegative form of arpoa.

References

Anagrams

• rova, varo

Noun

arvo

1. value

Noun

arvo

1. value

Noun

arvō

1. dative singular of arvum
2. ablative singular of arvum