paus

Noun

paus

1. plural of pau

Anagrams

• APUs, AUPs, Apsu, Apus, PUAs, puas, upas

Noun

paus

1. plural of pau

Adjective

paus

1. masculine plural of pau

Etymology

From Middle Dutch paus, paues, pauwes, from Old French papes (compare German Papst), from Medieval Latin pāpa (“bishop, pope”), from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “father”), of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑu̯s/

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Noun

paus m (plural pausen, diminutive pausje n)

1. pope

Alternative forms

• pāves
• pāgus

Noun

pāus m

1. pope

Etymology

From pau (“stick”). Originally the suit was represented by clubs. Eventually the design changed to that of a three-leaf clover, but the name was kept.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpawʃ/

Noun

paus m pl

1. clubs (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣)
2. plural of pau

Related terms

Suits in Portuguese · naipes (see also: baralho) (layout · text)
copas ♥	ouros ♦	espadas ♠	paus ♣

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Adjective

pàus (Cyrillic spelling па̀ус)

1. Only used in pàus-pàpīr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʊ̯s/

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Noun

paus c

1. pause, break