avió

Avió is the Catalan noun for airplane, an aircraft designed for air transport and powered flight. In everyday use, avió refers to a wide range of fixed-wing aircraft, including passenger, cargo, and military planes, as well as light sport aircraft. The term is part of a broader linguistic field where aviació denotes aviation.

The word derives from the French avion, which in turn comes from Latin avis, bird. The Catalan form avió is cognate with the Spanish avión and the French avion, sharing the same historical origin.

In Catalan, avió is used in technical and general contexts alike. Phrases such as avió de passatgers, avió de càrrega, or avió militar appear in media and official documents. The related noun aviació refers to the science and industry of designing, producing, operating, and regulating aircraft and air transport.

Historically, powered flight began in the early 20th century, and the Catalan-speaking regions adopted terminology for aviation as the field expanded across Europe. Today, avió is one of the standard terms for aircraft in Catalan-language discourse.