English

Adjective

aro ‎(comparative more aro, superlative most aro)

1. (slang) Aromantic. (not experiencing romantic attraction)

Noun

aro ‎(plural aros)

1. (slang) A person who is aromantic.

See also

• (aromantic): ace

Basque

Noun

aro

1. age

   Erdi Aro — Middles Ages, medieval era

   Harri Aro — Stone Age

References

• Gorka Aulestia, Linda White, Basque-English, English-Basque Dictionary

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -aro ‎(“collection”).

Noun

aro ‎(accusative singular aron, plural aroj, accusative plural arojn)

1. bunch

   aro da kliŝaĵoj pri kaj Eŭropo kaj la nova traktato

   a bunch of clichés about both Europe and the new treaty

Related terms

• ariĝi

Finnish

Noun

aro

1. steppe
2. A watery, marshy place; lowland covered by grass, see references.

Derived terms

Declension

Anagrams

• ora

References

Entry 27

Hiligaynon

Noun

arô

1. leprosy

Italian

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular present indicative of arare

Anagrams

• ora

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *araō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti ‎(“to plough”), from the root *h₂erh₃-. The root-final laryngeal was lost in the Proto-Indo-European verb, but was restored in Proto-Italic.

Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀρόω ‎(aróō), Old Church Slavonic орати ‎(orati), Lithuanian arti, and Old English erian (archaic English ear).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.roː/

Verb

arō ‎(present infinitive arāre, perfect active arāvī, supine arātum); first conjugation

1. I plough, till; cultivate land, farm; acquire by tillage.
2. (of age) I draw furrows over the body, wrinkle.

Inflection

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

References

• aro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• aro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “aro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• aro in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (compare Indonesian hadap, Malay hadap).

Noun

aro

1. front (facing side)

Verb

aro

1. To turn toward something or someone.

Nauruan

Numeral

aro

1. two

Old High German

Etymology

Same as arn

Noun

aro m

1. eagle

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese aro of uncertain origin. Cognate with Spanish aro.

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. any large circular band of material
   1. hoop (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
   2. rim (outer edge of a wheel)
   3. the frame of eyeglasses
   4. juggling ring
2. the region surrounding a city

Synonyms

• (frame of eyeglasses): armação
• (juggling ring): argola
• (region surrounding a city): periferia

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• arão
• arum
• árum
• jarro

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. arum (any plant in the genus Arum)

Etymology 3

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of arar

Romani

Noun

aro m

1. flour

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Noun

aro m ‎(plural aros)

1. hoop
2. large ring
3. (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay) earring

See also

• anillo
• argolla
• sortija

Verb

aro

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of arar.