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aval¹

noun avals

  1. A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.

aval²

Where it comes from

From Latin avus (“grandfather”) + -al.

adjective

  1. not comparable, rare Of, related to, or characteristic of a grandparent. Sosrodihardjo found it hard to support his children, and the young Sukarno was sent to stay with his grandmother […] Believing that the boy had supernatural powers of healing, she put him to licking the afflicted parts of ailing villagers, and decided that he would be a clairvoyant. But alas for ava

    Similar: grandparental

aval³

Where it comes from

From Malayalam അവൽ (aval) or Tamil அவல் (aval).

noun

  1. uncountable Synonym of flattened rice.

    Similar: flattened rice

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noun financial guarantee

Españolaval, satisdación, fianza

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Chicago

"aval." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aval.

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@misc{aval_2026,
  title = {aval},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aval},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}