pao

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pao" and πάω

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
  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.u/

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

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.

See also
Suits in Swahili · ng'anda (see also: karata, karata za kucheza) (layout · text)
makopa uru shupaza, majembe pao, pau, karanga, mavi ya mbuzi

Tahitian

Verb

pao

  1. dig

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pound.

Pronunciation

Noun

pao

  1. pound (unit of mass)
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