Corvo

/ˈkɔːrvoʊ/ noun

Definition

A raven or crow (from Portuguese or Spanish); used in English primarily as a place name or surname reference.

Etymology

From Portuguese/Spanish corvo, from Latin corvus (raven, crow). The word appears in English mainly as a proper noun, particularly associated with Frederick Rolfe's literary character Baron Corvo.

Kelly Says

Baron Corvo is one of literature's most fascinating eccentrics—a self-styled 'English-Scottish-Nordic-Roman' author who took this raven-associated pseudonym and became a legend in obscure literary circles.

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