avesso

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin āversus.

Pronunciation

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

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

Hyphenation: a‧ves‧so

Noun

avesso m (plural avessos)

the inside of an item of clothing

Adjective

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

averse; against; reluctant; hostile
Synonyms: adverso, contrário, contra

Derived terms

Related terms

avessar

Further reading

“avesso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Etymology 2

Verb

avesso

first-person singular present indicative of avessar