pavão

See also: Pavão and Pavao

Portuguese

pavão

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pavon (“peacock”), from Latin pāvō.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈvɐ̃w̃/ [paˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈvɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈvɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈbɐ̃w̃/ [pɐˈβɐ̃w̃]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: pa‧vão

Noun

pavão m (plural pavões, feminine pavoa, feminine plural pavoas)

1. peacock

Derived terms

• pavão real
• pavonear