Masculine
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pauw

Meaning

  1. (masculine) A peacock, a fowl of the genus Pavo.
  2. (masculine) Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Frequency

21k
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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