avesso

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin āversus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈve.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈve.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈve.so/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈve.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈve.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbe.su/ [ɐˈβe.su]

• Hyphenation: a‧ves‧so

Noun

avesso m (plural avessos)

1. the inside of an item of clothing

Adjective

avesso (feminine avessa, masculine plural avessos, feminine plural avessas)

1. averse; against; reluctant; hostile

   Synonyms: adverso, contrário, contra

Derived terms

• ao avesso
• do avesso
• às avessas

Related terms

• avessar

Further reading

• “avesso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Etymology 2

Verb

avesso

1. first-person singular present indicative of avessar