pew

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• /ˈpjuː/
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• [ˈphjʊu̯]
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See phew.

Onomatopoeic.

Less common spelling of Pugh, from Welsh ap + Huw.

From Middle English pewe, from Old French puiee, puïe (“balustrade, balcony”), from Latin podia, plural of podium (“parapet, podium”), from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “little foot”), from πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of podia.

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: fuj! — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Dutch: bah — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Dutch: pff — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Dutch: jakkes — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Dutch: eikes — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• French: pouah — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Greek: πιφ! (pif!) — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Greek: πουφ! (pouf!) — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Japanese: げ (ge) — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Persian: پیف (pif) — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Polish: fuj — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Russian: фу! (fu!) — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Russian: тьфу! (tʹfu!) — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Slovak: fuj! — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Slovak: fuj — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Spanish: uf — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Tagalog: kadiri — expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor
• Bulgarian: църковна пейка (cǎrkovna pejka) — long bench in a church
• Czech: kostelní lavice — long bench in a church
• Danish: kirkebænk — long bench in a church
• Danish: kirkestol — long bench in a church
• Dutch: kerkbank — long bench in a church
• Finnish: kirkonpenkki — long bench in a church
• French: banc de fidèle — long bench in a church
• French: banc d’église — long bench in a church
• German: Kirchenbank — long bench in a church
• German: Bank — long bench in a church
• Hawaiian: noho — long bench in a church
• Irish: suíochán — long bench in a church
• Italian: panca — long bench in a church
• Italian: banco — long bench in a church
• Italian: scanno — long bench in a church
• Italian: stallo — long bench in a church
• Italian: inginocchiatoio — long bench in a church
• Italian: scranno — long bench in a church
• Middle English: pewe — long bench in a church
• Norwegian Bokmål: kirkebenk — long bench in a church
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kyrkjebenk — long bench in a church
• Polish: ławka — long bench in a church
• Portuguese: banco de igreja — long bench in a church
• Russian: церко́вная скамья́ (cerkóvnaja skamʹjá) — long bench in a church
• Scottish Gaelic: suidheachan — long bench in a church
• Slovak: lavica (v kostole) — long bench in a church
• Lower Sorbian: cerkwina ławka — long bench in a church
• Spanish: banco de iglesia — long bench in a church
• Swedish: kyrkbänk — long bench in a church
• Welsh: côr — long bench in a church
• Welsh: sedd — long bench in a church
• Welsh: sêt — long bench in a church
• Welsh: eisteddfainc — long bench in a church
• Welsh: eisteddfeinciau — long bench in a church
• Dutch: koorgestoelte — enclosed compartment in a church
• French: banc d’œuvre — enclosed compartment in a church
• French: banc de l’œuvre — enclosed compartment in a church
• Italian: stallo — enclosed compartment in a church