adj
Meaning 1
done; over; finished
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hawaii, not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
pau
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Sound
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name
Meaning 2
A city, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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name
Meaning 3
A commune of the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy.
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative form of pa (“Maori fort”).
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 5
A unit of volume used in Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak, equivalent to 2 imperial gills (approximately 0.284 litres or 0.6 US pints).
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Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative form of bao (“baozi; Chinese steamed buns with filling”).
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Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
From Hawaiian Pidgin English pau, from Hawaiian pau (“done, finished”).
Borrowed from Chinese 包.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: بو (bū) — city in New Aquitaine, France
- Basque: Paue — city in New Aquitaine, France
- Catalan: Pau — city in New Aquitaine, France
- Esperanto: Paŭo — city in New Aquitaine, France
- French: Pau — city in New Aquitaine, France
- Japanese: ポー (Pō) — city in New Aquitaine, France
- Latin: Palum — city in New Aquitaine, France
- Occitan: Pau — city in New Aquitaine, France
- Arabic: باو (bāw) — commune in Sardinia, Italy
- Italian: Pau — commune in Sardinia, Italy
- Japanese: パーウ (Pāu) — commune in Sardinia, Italy
- Latin: Pavum — commune in Sardinia, Italy
- Sardinian: Pau — commune in Sardinia, Italy