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rivo

/ˈɹaɪvəʊ/

rivo interjection: a drinking cry.

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) A drinking cry.
    • Rivo, says the drunkard. Call in ribs , call in tallow1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • Then ther's my chub , my epicure , Quadratus , that rubbes his guttes , clappes his paunch , and cries Rivo , intertayning my eares perpetually with a most strong discourse of the praise of bottle ale and red herrings1601 (date written), Iohn Marston [i.e., John Marston], What You Will, London: […] G[eorge] Eld, for Thomas Thorppe, published 1607, →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Origin of rivo

Perhaps from Spanish arriba (“up”).

Questions about rivo

What does rivo mean?
Rivo means a drinking cry.
What part of speech is rivo?
Rivo is an interjection.
How do you pronounce rivo?
Rivo is pronounced /ˈɹaɪvəʊ/.

Words near rivo in the dictionary

  1. Rivka
  2. Rivkin
  3. Rivkins
  4. rivlins
  5. Rivne
  6. rivo
  7. rivoglitazone
  8. Rivoli
  9. Rivonia
  10. rivose
  11. rivulariaceous

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