Masculine

pavio

  1. (masculine) fuse (cord used to ignite a charge)
  2. (masculine) wick (burning cord of a candle)

Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈvi.u/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese pavio, from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus. Doublet of papiro.

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