pao

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pao"

Japanese

Romanization

pao

1. Rōmaji transcription of パオ

Karao

Noun

pao

1. edible type of fern found near water

Mandarin

Romanization

pao

1. Nonstandard spelling of pāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of páo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of pǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of pào.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pālum, from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.o/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ʊ/
• Rhymes: -ao

Noun

pao m (plural paos)

1. stick, stake

Descendants

• Galician: pau
• Portuguese: pau (see there for further descendants)

Portuguese

Noun

pao m (plural paos)

1. Obsolete spelling of pau

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

pao (Cyrillic spelling пао)

1. masculine singular active past participle of pȁsti

Swahili

Alternative forms

• pau

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese paus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

pao (n class, plural pao)

1. clubs (suit of cards)

   Synonyms: karanga, mavi ya mbuzi

Adjective

pao

1. Pa class inflected form of -ao.

Tahitian

Verb

pao

1. dig

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pound.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [paːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [paːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [paːw˧˧]

Noun

pao

1. pound (unit of mass)