paus
Meaning
plural of pau
pau
- (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
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpaws/
Etymology
From pau (“stick”). Originally the suit was represented by clubs. Eventually the design changed to that of a three-leaf clover, but the name was kept.
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