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Where does “pavo” come from?

pavo (Spanish) comes from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

pavo (Spanish): turkey; peacock; buck

Definitions

  1. turkey; peacock; buck

Ancestry of “pavo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāvō—
2Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “pavo”

  • pavero
  • gallipavo
  • pavezno
  • pabo
  • pavu
  • pabo
  • pabo
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