Etymology

pav

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Today it means: An Indian-style bread roll. Full definition →

kok पाव ← Marathi पाव ← Portuguese pão
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pav · noun1

Contraction of pavilion.

pav · noun2

Contraction of pavlova. Australian from 1966.

pav · noun3

  1. Portuguese · derived frompão
  2. Marathi · borrowed fromपाव
  3. kok · borrowed fromपाव
  4. English todaypav

From Konkani पाव (pāv) or Marathi पाव (pāv), from Portuguese pão.

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