pao

See also: Pao, páo, paó, pào, pão, pāo, pǎo, pa'o, and πάω

Japanese

Romanization

pao

  1. Rōmaji transcription of パオ

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

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.o/

Noun

pao m

  1. stick, stake

Descendants

Portuguese

Noun

pao m (plural paos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of pau

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese paus.

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.

Tahitian

Verb

pao

  1. dig
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