English Explanatory Dictionary

pavlova

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A meringue dessert usually topped with fruit and cream.
name
  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Па́влова (Pávlova), the feminine variant of Pavlov.
  2. Anna Pavlova (Russian ballet dancer).
  3. A female surname from Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Slovak, masculine equivalent Pavlov.
  4. A female surname from Czech or Slovak, masculine equivalent Pavel.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of pavlova.

Pronunciation

păv-lō′və /pævˈləʊvə/ /pɛvˈlɐʉvə/ /pævˈləʉvə/ en-au-pavlova.ogg /pævˈloʊvə/ En-us-pavlova.ogg päv-lō′və păv′lə-və /pɑvˈloʊvə/ /ˈpævləvə/ En-us-pavlova2.ogg /ˈpɑvləvə/ En-us-pavlova3.ogg

Word forms

pavlova pavlovas

Etymology

From the surname Pavlova, from Russian Па́влова (Pávlova), feminine form of Па́влов (Pávlov), named after Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881–1931). Australia/New Zealand from circa 1930. Both nations lay claim to origination of the dish and the name. According to research undertaken by the Oxford English Dictionary, however, the earliest known attestation for the term is from New Zealand in 1927.

Derived words

pav
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