pavês
Portuguese, noun/paˈve(j)s/
pavês is spelled P-A-V-Ê-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 60 million words in written Portuguese, the 215,563rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pavês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pavis; pavise (a shield large enough to cover the whole body)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of pavê.
What does pavês mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepavis; pavise (a shield large enough to cover the whole body)
- 2
masculinea shield hung on the side of a ship
noun
- 1
plural of pavê
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pavês
- paveses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pavês?
- Brazil /paˈve(j)s/
- Brazil [paˈve(ɪ̯)s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pavês
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pavês in Portuguese?
pavês appears about once in every 60 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).