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Pau
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Pau
pau
pau
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaw/
- Rhymes: -aw
Etymology 1
Noun
pau f (plural paus)
Derived terms
- fer les paus (“to end a quarrel”)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
pau m (plural paus)
- spotted dragonet (a fish of the species Callionymus maculatus)
Synonyms
- aferrapedres m, aferra-roques m
Etymology 3
Uncertain origin. Sometimes ascribed to Paul, but also as a phonetic reduction of *paup, alternating form of palp (“the act of feeling”).
Adjective
pau m (feminine pava, masculine plural paus, feminine plural paves)
Noun
pau m (plural paus)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese pao, from Latin pālus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-. Compare Spanish palo, English pole.
Pronunciation
Noun
pau m (plural paus)
- stick
- wood
- (slang, vulgar) ****, dick, cock, prick
- Ele sorriu quando coloquei minha mão entre suas coxas e comecei a esfregar seu pau grande.
- He smiled when I put my hand between his thighs and started to rub his big dick.
- Ele sorriu quando coloquei minha mão entre suas coxas e comecei a esfregar seu pau grande.
Derived terms
- paulada
- pau-a-pique
- pau-brasil
- pau-de-arara
- pau-para-toda-obra
- pau-preto
Related terms
Descendants
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /paɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /pai̯/
Noun
pau f (plural peuoedd)
Synonyms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pau | bau | mhau | phau |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||