pavês

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈve(j)s/ [paˈve(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈve(j)s/ [paˈve(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /paˈve(j)ʃ/ [paˈve(ɪ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈveʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈveʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈbeʃ/ [pɐˈβeʃ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian pavese (“from Pavia”).

Noun

pavês m (plural paveses)

1. (historical, military) pavis; pavise (a shield large enough to cover the whole body)
2. (historical, nautical) a shield hung on the side of a ship

Etymology 2

Noun

pavês

1. plural of pavê