ovo
1. An oval reproductive body produced by female birds, especially chickens, containing a developing embryo and nutrients, typically having a hard shell
I ate two eggs for breakfast.
Comi dois ovos no café da manhã.
2. The reproductive cell of a female animal
The fertilized egg develops into an embryo.
O óvulo fertilizado desenvolve-se em um embrião.
3. A person (informal, often derogatory)
He's a good egg.
Ele é um cara legal.
NYC Slang
An eccentric or peculiar person; also used affectionately as 'good egg'
Related Idioms & Phrases
put all your eggs in one basket - colocar todos os ovos na mesma cesta
walk on eggshells - pisar em ovos
a good egg - uma boa pessoa
lay an egg - fazer um fracasso
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