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parvo

parvo

See also: parvo-

English

Noun

parvo (uncountable)

  1. (informal) parvovirus
    • 1980, Business Week
      Inoculating a dog against parvo costs about $7 to $15 for the shot, depending on your area and choice of veterinarian.
    • 1995, Mike Harlowe, K-9 Bodyguards: Ill
      He will probably be next to a street cur that has parvo or rabies or distemper.

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Latin

Adjective

parvō

  1. dative masculine singular of parvus
  2. ablative masculine singular of parvus
  3. dative neuter singular of parvus
  4. ablative neuter singular of parvus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin parvulus, diminutive of parvus, from metathesized form of Proto-Indo-European *pau-ro, from *ph₁w- (few, small). Cognate with Galician parvo and Spanish parvo.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpaɾ.vu/
  • Hyphenation: par‧vo

Adjective

parvo m (feminine singular parva, masculine plural parvos, feminine plural parvas, comparable)

  1. foolish, stupid
    Como é que consegues ser tão parvo?
    How can you be so stupid?
  2. (anatomy) small
    veia safena parvasmall saphenous vein

Noun

parvo m (plural parvos, feminine parva, feminine plural parvas)

  1. a fool, an idiot

Spanish

Adjective

parvo m (feminine singular parva, masculine plural parvos, feminine plural parvas)

  1. (formal) small, minute