Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine) A peacock, a fowl of the genus Pavo.
- (masculine) Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɑu̯/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch pau, pauwe, from Old Dutch *pauwo, from Proto-Germanic *pāwô, from Latin pāvō, likely from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs), of uncertain further origin.
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