Pau

See also: pau

English

Proper noun

Pau

1. A city in France, the capital of the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Anagrams

• APU, AUP, PUA, UPA, pua

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpaw]
• Rhymes: -aw

Proper noun

Pau m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

Related terms

• Paula

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French

Etymology

Possibly related to pieu (“stake, post”), or possibly related to pieux (“pious”), referring to a nearby ford named by the church. Or, possibly from a pre-Indo-European toponym *pal, *bal referring to its location at the foot of the mountains.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po/

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Proper noun

Pau ?

1. Pau

Derived terms

• palois (“of/from Pau”)
• Palois (“person from Pau”)

References

• Saupiquet, Amédée (2004). negue, Princi (ed.). Petite histoire de Pau, la ville de Pau aux trois phases de son histoire.

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German Low German

Alternative forms

• Pagelun, Pageluun, Paulun, Pauluun, Paveluun, Pollun

Noun

Pau m (plural Paus)

1. peacock
2. peafowl

   Dat Heken von ’n Pau hett bunte Steertfeddern.

   The male peafowl (peacock) has colorful tail feathers.

Related terms

• Fedder
• Heken
• Seken
• Vagel