aro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aro"

English

Etymology

Clipping of aromantic. Coined on the Internet in the 2010s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɹəʊ/
  • (US) /ˈɛɹ.oʊ/

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

• Homophone: arrow
• Rhymes: -æɹəʊ

Adjective

aro (comparative more aro, superlative most aro)

1. (slang, neologism) Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).
   • 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:

     For ace and aro people, the possibilities for diverse relationships are endless, despite how pop culture often brands our identity as restrictive and confined.

   • 2017 October 26, Melissa Reph, “You might not like hearing this, but I don't like 'Riverdale'”, in The Muhlenberg Weekly, Muhlenberg College, page 3:

     For the show to completely and utterly ignore this is huge since there are very few representations of aro and ace-spec people in media of any kind.

   • 2018 November 29, Alexis Stark, “A-spectrum student experiences on MSU's campus”, in The State News, Michigan State University, page 5:

     This provides a home base for people looking to learn more about ace and aro identities.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:aro.

Derived terms

• ace-aro
• aro-ace
• aro-allo
• aroflux
• aroness
• arophobia
• arospec

 

Noun

aro (plural aros)

1. (slang, neologism) A person who is aromantic.
   • 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:

     While aces and aros can often be a misunderstood demographic in the queer community and outside of it, information about our identities is making its way into more conversations.

   • 2018 October 19, Isabel Nathan, “Asexuals, you are not alone”, in Washington Blade, page 20:

     Now most of my social circle is made up of other aces and aros.

   • 2019 October 24, Chelaine Kirsh, “Let's talk about aces, baby”, in The Sheaf, University of Saskatchewan, page 11:

     Building off from this calling card, aros have a more obscure variation of this where they don white rings.

See also

• ace

Anagrams

• AOR, AoR, OAR, Ora, ROA, Rao, Roa, oar, ora

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈro/ [ʔʌˈɾɔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Noun

aró f 

1. bite (act of biting)

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Albanian

Noun

aro m (plural aro, definite arua)

1. Dogançe form of aeroplan
2. Dogançe form of arixhi

References

• Haxhihasani, Qemal (1964) “Elemente nga fjalori i dogançes, fragmente bisedash dhe tekste në këtë të folme”, in Studime filologjike‎^[2], number III, page 149

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾo/ [a.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aro inan

1. time, season
2. age, era

   Erdi Aroa ― Middles Ages

3. (Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin) weather

Declension

Declension of aro (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	aro	aroa	aroak
ergative	arok	aroak	aroek
dative	arori	aroari	aroei
genitive	aroren	aroaren	aroen
comitative	arorekin	aroarekin	aroekin
causative	arorengatik	aroarengatik	aroengatik
benefactive	arorentzat	aroarentzat	aroentzat
instrumental	aroz	aroaz	aroez
inessive	arotan	aroan	aroetan
locative	arotako	aroko	aroetako
allative	arotara	arora	aroetara
terminative	arotaraino	aroraino	aroetaraino
directive	arotarantz	arorantz	aroetarantz
destinative	arotarako	arorako	aroetarako
ablative	arotatik	arotik	aroetatik
partitive	arorik	—	—
prolative	arotzat	—	—

Etymology 2

From Spanish aro (“ring”).

Noun

aro inan

1. wreath, garland
2. ring, circle

Declension

Declension of aro (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	aro	aroa	aroak
ergative	arok	aroak	aroek
dative	arori	aroari	aroei
genitive	aroren	aroaren	aroen
comitative	arorekin	aroarekin	aroekin
causative	arorengatik	aroarengatik	aroengatik
benefactive	arorentzat	aroarentzat	aroentzat
instrumental	aroz	aroaz	aroez
inessive	arotan	aroan	aroetan
locative	arotako	aroko	aroetako
allative	arotara	arora	aroetara
terminative	arotaraino	aroraino	aroetaraino
directive	arotarantz	arorantz	aroetarantz
destinative	arotarako	arorako	aroetarako
ablative	arotatik	arotik	aroetatik
partitive	arorik	—	—
prolative	arotzat	—	—

Further reading

• “aro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “aro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaro]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aro
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

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

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aro (compare Estonian aru), probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arɜ (compare Erzya аразь (araź, “lack”), Northern Khanty [script needed] (wuri), Northern Mansi [script needed] (ūraj)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑro/, [ˈɑ̝ro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑro
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ro

Noun

aro

1. steppe
2. (dialectal) humid or swampy meadow or plain

Declension

Inflection of aro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		aro	arot
genitive		aron	arojen
partitive		aroa	aroja
illative		aroon	aroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aro	arot
accusative	nom.	aro	arot
	gen.	aron
genitive		aron	arojen
partitive		aroa	aroja
inessive		arossa	aroissa
elative		arosta	aroista
illative		aroon	aroihin
adessive		arolla	aroilla
ablative		arolta	aroilta
allative		arolle	aroille
essive		arona	aroina
translative		aroksi	aroiksi
abessive		arotta	aroitta
instructive		—	aroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aroni aroni accusative nom. aroni aroni gen. aroni genitive aroni arojeni partitive aroani arojani inessive arossani aroissani elative arostani aroistani illative arooni aroihini adessive arollani aroillani ablative aroltani aroiltani allative arolleni aroilleni essive aronani aroinani translative arokseni aroikseni abessive arottani aroittani instructive — — comitative — aroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arosi arosi accusative nom. arosi arosi gen. arosi genitive arosi arojesi partitive aroasi arojasi inessive arossasi aroissasi elative arostasi aroistasi illative aroosi aroihisi adessive arollasi aroillasi ablative aroltasi aroiltasi allative arollesi aroillesi essive aronasi aroinasi translative aroksesi aroiksesi abessive arottasi aroittasi instructive — — comitative — aroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aromme aromme accusative nom. aromme aromme gen. aromme genitive aromme arojemme partitive aroamme arojamme inessive arossamme aroissamme elative arostamme aroistamme illative aroomme aroihimme adessive arollamme aroillamme ablative aroltamme aroiltamme allative arollemme aroillemme essive aronamme aroinamme translative aroksemme aroiksemme abessive arottamme aroittamme instructive — — comitative — aroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aronne aronne accusative nom. aronne aronne gen. aronne genitive aronne arojenne partitive aroanne arojanne inessive arossanne aroissanne elative arostanne aroistanne illative aroonne aroihinne adessive arollanne aroillanne ablative aroltanne aroiltanne allative arollenne aroillenne essive aronanne aroinanne translative aroksenne aroiksenne abessive arottanne aroittanne instructive — — comitative — aroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aronsa aronsa accusative nom. aronsa aronsa gen. aronsa genitive aronsa arojensa partitive aroaan aroansa arojaan arojansa inessive arossaan arossansa aroissaan aroissansa elative arostaan arostansa aroistaan aroistansa illative aroonsa aroihinsa adessive arollaan arollansa aroillaan aroillansa ablative aroltaan aroltansa aroiltaan aroiltansa allative arolleen arollensa aroilleen aroillensa essive aronaan aronansa aroinaan aroinansa translative arokseen aroksensa aroikseen aroiksensa abessive arottaan arottansa aroittaan aroittansa instructive — — comitative — aroineen aroinensa

Derived terms

• arokki
• Arola
• Aronen

 

compounds

• aroeläin
• aroharmaalokki
• arohiirihaukka
• arohilleri
• arohyyppä
• arojerbo
• arojuoksija
• arojänis
• arokakadu
• arokana
• arokasvi
• arokettu
• arokissa
• arokiuru
• arokoivuhiiri
• arokorppi
• arokotka
• arokyyhky
• arolukki
• Aromaa
• aromerikotka
• aromurmeli
• aromuurahaiskäpy
• Aromäki
• aropääskykahlaaja
• aroseepra
• arosinappiperhonen
• arosopuli
• arosuohaukka
• arosusi
• arotasku
• arotundra
• arovarpunen
• arovarpushaukka
• arovuokko
• arovyöhyke
• heinäaro
• kelta-arosopuli
• mammuttiaro
• maruna-arosopuli
• pensasaro
• Saviaro

 

References

• “aro”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.

Further reading

• “aro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• ora

Galician

Etymology

Unclear. Perhaps from local Medieval Latin arum (“monastical farmland”), from Latin arvum, from arvus, with posterior semantic evolution "lands of a monastery" > "border" > "ring". Alternatively, from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɾʊ]

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. hoop, circle, ring

   Synonyms: anel, cerco, círculo

2. handle (round)

   Synonym: anca

3. loon (bird)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Galo

Alternative forms

ayo

Etymology

From Proto-Tani *rjo, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej. Cognate with Tibetan ལྕེ (lce), Garo sre and Chinese 舌 (shé).

Noun

aro

1. tongue

Garo

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Bengali আর (ar).

Conjunction

aro

1. and, in addition to

References

• Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[5], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 337

Hiligaynon

Noun

arô

1. leprosy

Italian

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular present indicative of arare

Anagrams

• Ora, 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 Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.roː/, [ˈäroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ro/, [ˈäːro]

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of arō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	arō	arās	arat	arāmus	arātis	arant
	imperfect	arābam	arābās	arābat	arābāmus	arābātis	arābant
	future	arābō	arābis	arābit	arābimus	arābitis	arābunt
	perfect	arāvī	arāvistī	arāvit	arāvimus	arāvistis	arāvērunt, arāvēre
	pluperfect	arāveram	arāverās	arāverat	arāverāmus	arāverātis	arāverant
	future perfect	arāverō	arāveris	arāverit	arāverimus	arāveritis	arāverint
passive	present	aror	arāris, arāre	arātur	arāmur	arāminī	arantur
	imperfect	arābar	arābāris, arābāre	arābātur	arābāmur	arābāminī	arābantur
	future	arābor	arāberis, arābere	arābitur	arābimur	arābiminī	arābuntur
	perfect	arātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	arātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	arātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	arem	arēs	aret	arēmus	arētis	arent
	imperfect	arārem	arārēs	arāret	arārēmus	arārētis	arārent
	perfect	arāverim	arāverīs	arāverit	arāverīmus	arāverītis	arāverint
	pluperfect	arāvissem	arāvissēs	arāvisset	arāvissēmus	arāvissētis	arāvissent
passive	present	arer	arēris, arēre	arētur	arēmur	arēminī	arentur
	imperfect	arārer	arārēris, arārēre	arārētur	arārēmur	arārēminī	arārentur
	perfect	arātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	arātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	arā	—	—	arāte	—
	future	—	arātō	arātō	—	arātōte	arantō
passive	present	—	arāre	—	—	arāminī	—
	future	—	arātor	arātor	—	—	arantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		arāre	arāvisse	arātūrum esse	arārī	arātum esse	arātum īrī
participles		arāns	—	arātūrus	—	arātus	arandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		arandī	arandō	arandum	arandō	arātum	arātū

Derived terms

• adarō
• arābilis
• arātiō
• arātor
• arātrum
• arātus
• arvus
• circumarō
• exarō
• inarō
• obarō
• perarō

 

Related terms

• arātiuncula
• arātōrius
• arātrō
• arva
• arvālis

 

Descendants

• Aromanian: ar, arari
• Asturian: arar
• Franco-Provençal: arar
• Friulian: arâ
• Istro-Romanian: oru
• Italian: arare
• Megleno-Romanian: ar, ărari
• Occitan: arar
• Old Catalan: arar
• Old French: arer
• Old Galician-Portuguese: arar
  • Galician: arar
  • Portuguese: arar
• Romanian: ara, arare
• Sardinian: arai, arare
• Sicilian: arari
• Spanish: arar
• Venetan: arar

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
• aro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• aro in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[6], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Malagasy

Noun

aro

1. defense; protection

Adjective

aro

1. (dialectal, Betsimisaraka) Synonym of roa

Mansaka

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu.

Noun

aro

1. pestle
2. pole for pounding rice

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

arò

1. fog

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (“front, facing part”).

Noun

aro

1. front (facing side)

   Kua maringi i a koe ki runga i to aro.

   You've spilt it down your front.

2. front (weather)

   Ko te paenga e tūtaki ai ētahi hau whakapipi e rua, ka kīia he aro.

   The boundary where two air masses meet is called a front.

Verb

aro (passive arohia or arongia or arotia)

1. (transitive) to turn toward something or someone

   Me aro te kaikōrero ki te hunga turi, kia kite ai rātou i tōna waha e kōrero na.

   The speaker should face toward the deaf people so that they can see her mouth when she is talking.

References

• “aro” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Nauruan

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *rua-ua, from Proto-Micronesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑro]

Numeral

aro

1. two

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɾoː/

Noun

aro m (Arabic spelling ئارۆ)

1. Alternative form of arû (“cucumber”)

Declension

Declension of aro

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aro	aro
Construct	aroyê	aroyên
Oblique	aroyî	aroyan
Demonstrative oblique	wî aroyî	wan aroyan
Vocative	aroyo	aroyino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aroyek	aroyin
Construct	aroyekî	aroyine
Oblique	aroyekî	aroyinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aro”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 12

Old High German

Alternative forms

• arn, arin

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arō, from Proto-Germanic *arô.

Noun

aro m

1. eagle

Derived terms

• Old High German: adalaro
  • Middle High German: adelare, adelar
    • German: Adler, (older) Adelaar
    • → Dutch: adelaar
    • → Low German: Aadler, Oodler
    • → Saterland Frisian: Oadler, Oadeler
    • → Plautdietsch: Odla, Oodler

Descendants

• Middle High German: are, ar
  • German: Aar (poetic)

Further reading

• Viktor Hugo Suolahti (1909) “Adler”, in Die deutschen Vogelnamen : eine wortgeschichtliche Untersuchung‎^[7] (in German), page 345

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• *arn, *aran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arō, from Proto-Germanic *arô.

Noun

aro m

1. eagle

Descendants

• Middle Low German: ārn, arne, arnt, arndt, aren, ārent
  • Low German: Aar, Arend

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -aɾu
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese aro of uncertain origin, probably from Latin arvum (“field”) with the initial meaning of outskirts and later rim, since those where usually circular in shape. First attested in c. 13th century. Cognate with Spanish aro and Galician 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)

      aro de propulsão ― wheelchair's pushrim

   3. the frame of eyeglasses

      Synonym: armação

   4. juggling ring

      Synonym: argola

   5. cheesevat

      Synonym: cincho

2. (archaic) outskirts (the region surrounding a city)

   Synonym: periferia

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin arum.

Alternative forms

• arão, arum, árum, jarro, jaro

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. arum (any plant in the genus Arum)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular present indicative of arar

References

• “aro”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “aro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “aro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (“front, facing part”).

Noun

aro

1. front (facing side)

   ki te aro o ― to the front of

References

• “aro”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN

Romani

Noun

aro m

1. Alternative form of arro (“flour”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾo/ [ˈa.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo
• Syllabification: a‧ro

Etymology 1

Unknown origin.

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

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

   Synonyms: arete, pendiente

Derived terms

• arete
• aro expansor
• pasar por el aro

 

See also

• anillo
• argolla
• sortija

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin arum.

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. arum lily

Alternative forms

• jaro, yaro

Derived terms

• aro gigante

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular present indicative of arar

Further reading

• “aro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hara +‎ -o. Related to Finnish hara and Estonian haru.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑro/, [ˈɑro]
• Rhymes: -ɑro
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Noun

aro

1. rake

Inflection

Declension of aro (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	aro	arod
genitive	aro	arojõ, aroi
partitive	arroa	aroitõ, aroi
illative	arrosõ, arro	aroisõ
inessive	aroz	aroiz
elative	arossõ	aroissõ
allative	arolõ	aroilõ
adessive	arollõ	aroillõ
ablative	aroltõ	aroiltõ
translative	arossi	aroissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “aro”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadu, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadu. Cognate with Puyuma sadru and Limos Kalinga adu.

Adjective

aro

1. many; a lot

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾō/

Noun

aro

1. cymbal

   wọ́n ń lu aro

   They are playing the cymbal

Etymology 2

From a- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rò (“to say, to lament”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾò/

Noun

arò

1. dirge, lamentation; usually during a funeral

Derived terms

• ìdárò

Related terms

(types of funeral dirges)

• ògbérè
• òkú-pípè
• ìrèmọ̀jé
• ìgbálá

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾó/

Noun

aró

1. a type of yam; Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata

   Synonym: iṣu aró

Related terms

• iṣu (“yam”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾó/

Noun

aró

1. dye; (in particular) indigo dye

   Synonym: ẹ̀lú

2. (by extension) dark blue; indigo

Derived terms

• aláró (“someone who makes or sells dye”)
• aró dídá (“dyeing”)
• Ilé Aró (“a nickname for the town of Osogbo”)