pavão
Portuguese, noun/paˈvɐ̃w̃/
pavão is spelled P-A-V-Ã-O (5 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,354th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pavão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “peafowl (bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande ave galinácea, fasianídea, cujo macho apresenta crista, plumagem brilhante azul ou verde, podendo ser…”.
What does pavão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepeafowl (bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo)
- 2
masculineIndian peacock (Pavo cristatus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grande ave galinácea, fasianídea, cujo macho apresenta crista, plumagem brilhante azul ou verde, podendo ser branca, e grandes plumas caudais com manchas oculares iridescentes e que podem abrir-se sob a forma de grande leque; sua fêmea é a pavoa 2. indivíduo vaidoso, presunçoso
noun: 1. no jogo do bicho (q. v.), o 19º grupo, que abrange as dezenas 73, 74, 75 e 76, e corresponde ao número 19
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais 2. constelação austral, que tem forma de pavão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pavão
- pavões plural
- pavoa feminine
- pavoas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pavão?
- Brazil /paˈvɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [paˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /pɐˈvɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pavão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pavão in Portuguese?
pavão appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).