Masculine
pau
Meaning
- (masculine) stick
- (masculine) wood
- (figuratively, masculine, slang, vulgar) penis, dick, cock, prick
- (form-of, masculine, singular) singular of paus (“clubs”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)
- (masculine, slang) a unit of currency
paus
plural of pau
Concepts
piece of wood
baton, cane
Synonyms
palo
pal
bâton
bastone
πούτσα
lul
SchwanzFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpaw/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pao, from Latin pālus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-. Compare Galician pau, Asturian palu, and Spanish palo.
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