1. vulgo - Noun
2. vulgo - Adverb
vulgo (not comparable)
In the vernacular; commonly known as.
vulgo (uncountable)
The masses.
Biblioth., VIII, 23) says: "de Eusebio qui vulgo dicitur episcopus Alexandræ incerta omnia" (Concerning Eusebius, commonly called bishop of Alexandria there is nothing sure). Source: Internet
In that text is a passage about Louis the Pious that says annona militaris quas vulgo foderum vocant, which can be translated as "Louis forbade that military provender (which they popularly call "fodder") be furnished. Source: Internet
The word first appears in court records in Ferrara in 1439, when the Latin term tuba ductilis was translated "trombonus vulgo dictus" or "trombone in the vernacular." Source: Internet