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avos

n. (plural of avo English)

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Avos may refer to:

  • Avos, a shortening of Pirkei Avos, a tractate of the Jewish Talmud
  • Avos (ship), a ship in an expedition by Nikolai Rezanov which became a basis for the 1978 Russian rock opera Juno and Avos
    • Juno and Avos (opera)
  • Avos, the plural for avo, which is 1/100 of a Macao pataca, a monetary unit of Macao
  • AVOS Systems, an Internet company
  • Russian avos', a Russian word describing a particular attitude to the course of events

Usage examples of "avos".

The voice came from the alleyway, and, like many another perfect fool, I followed the sound until I came across two well-dressed bravos two rods or so toward the town center, standing in the morning shadows.

Around where I stood, looking from the backs of the departing bravos to the huddled and silent figure against the bricks, the back walls and iron-banded rear doors of homes or businesses remained steadfastly closed, the alley deserted.

Basil's Cathedral in Red Square, the workers in their tattered outfits of quilted cotton wadding, peasants in bulky coats and babushkas on their heads, hurrying along the streets, carrying avos-kas, string bags, or dragging homemade wooden suitcases.