pavilion

Significat (Anglès)

Freqüència

C2
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/pəˈvɪljən/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin. Doublet of papilio and papillon. Cognate to French pavillon (“pavilion”) and papillon (“butterfly”), and similar terms in other Romance languages.

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