English Explanatory Dictionary

pau

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of pa (“Maori fort”).
adj
  1. done; over; finished
noun
  1. 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).
noun
  1. Alternative form of bao (“baozi; Chinese steamed buns with filling”).
name
  1. A city, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  2. A commune of the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy.

Word forms

pau paus

Etymology

From Hawaiian Pidgin English pau, from Hawaiian pau (“done, finished”).

Related words

pau d'arco pau hana
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