pavo

Meaning

peacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy.

Concepts

peacock

🦚

curassow

peafowl

peahen

pheasant

Synonyms

pāvō

Pavo cristatus

pavon-

Translations

Pfau

🦚

paon

🦚

pauw

🦚

pavo real

🦚

طاووس

🦚

paó

🦚

παγόνι

pavone

🦚

pavon

pavão

tavuskuşu

pavão real

παγώνι

pavo

🦃

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpaː.woː]

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs, “peacock”), or possibly imitative (compare paupulō (“to call like a peacock”)).