Masculine
vau
Meaning
- (masculine) ford (location where a river is shallow enough to be crossed by foot)
- (masculine) shoal
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaw/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vao, from Latin vadum (“ford”), from Proto-Italic *waðom, from Proto-Indo-European *wh₂dʰóm, from *weh₂dʰ-.
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