pavio
Portuguese, noun/paˈvi.u/
pavio is spelled P-A-V-I-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pavio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fuse (cord used to ignite a charge)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cabo das velas, círios, candeias, mecha”.
What does pavio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefuse (cord used to ignite a charge)
- 2
masculinewick (burning cord of a candle)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cabo das velas, círios, candeias, mecha
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 pavio
- pavios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pavio?
- Brazil /paˈvi.u/
- Brazil /paˈviw/
- Brazil [paˈviʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pavio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pavio in Portuguese?
pavio appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).