pau

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine) stick
2. (masculine, uncountable) wood (material)
3. (masculine) blow

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpaw/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de latin: pālus

Appartenant à portugais: pau

Appartenant à espagnol: palo

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese pao, from Latin pālus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ- (“attach”). Compare Portuguese pau and Spanish palo.