pava
Spanish, noun/ˈpaba/
pava is spelled P-A-V-A (4 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 28,665th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pava is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “turkey hen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vasija de metal, dotada de asa superior y pico, usada para calentar el agua”.
What does pava mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineturkey hen
- 2
Spaincolloquialfemininebore
- 3
femininekettle, boiler
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vasija de metal, dotada de asa superior y pico, usada para calentar el agua. 2. Mujer o muchacha de poca edad. 3. Porción del cabello que se deja caer sobre la frente. 4. Mala suerte.
noun: 1. Fuelle grande usado en ciertos hornos metalúrgicos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pava
- pavas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pava?
- /ˈpaba/
- [ˈpa.β̞a]
- [ˈpaβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pava
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pava in Spanish?
pava appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).