English Explanatory Dictionary

tavy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Swidden
  2. A slash and burn agricultural technique used in Madagascar.
name
  1. A river in Devon, England.
  2. Tavistock
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Octavia.

Word forms

tavy

Etymology

Of Brythonic origin, from Proto-Brythonic *tam-, meaning either "dark" or "to flow." See Thames and its listed cognates.

Derived words

Mary Tavy
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