Etymology

pavé

Today it means: A paved surface, a pavement (now only in French contexts). Full definition →

Middle French pavé
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  1. Middle French · borrowed frompavé
  2. Middle French · borrowed frompavé
  3. English todaypavé

Borrowed from Middle French pavé (“pavement”).

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