pavês

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian pavese (“from Pavia”).

Noun

pavês m (plural paveses)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

pavês

plural of pavê

Further reading

“pavês”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“pavês”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026