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pav

pav is the clipping of pavilion.

pav is the clipping of pavlova.

Meaning of pavilion

Noun

pavilion (plural pavilions)

  1. An ornate tent.
  2. A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
  3. A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.
  4. The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
    • Only one player has hit a six over the Lord's pavillion.
  5. A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.
  6. The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet.

See all 17 meanings of pavilion

Meaning of pavlova

Noun

pavlova (countable and uncountable, plural pavlovas)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A meringue dessert usually topped with fruit and cream.
    • The pavlova — rich in whipped cream and ice-cream — is a wonderful dessert that should appeal to anyone with a sweet tooth.2002, Vijeya Rajendra, Sundran Rajendra, Cultures of the World: Australia, page 128

See all 5 meanings of pavlova

Noun

pav (plural pavs)

  1. (India) An Indian-style bread roll.

Forms of pav

pluralpavs

Origin of pav

Contraction of pavilion.

Contraction of pavlova. Australian from 1966.

From Konkani पाव (pāv) or Marathi पाव (pāv), from Portuguese pão.

Words that rhyme with pav

Questions about pav

What does pav mean?
Pav means an Indian-style bread roll.
What is pav the clipping of?
Pav is the clipping of pavilion.
What part of speech is pav?
Pav is a noun.
What is the plural of pav?
The plural of pav is pavs.

Words near pav in the dictionary

  1. Pauwasi
  2. Pauwela
  3. pauxi
  4. pauxis
  5. Pauza
  6. pav
  7. pav bhaji
  8. PAVA
  9. pavache
  10. pavaches
  11. Pavadairayan

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pav (page history and authors); pavilion (page history and authors); pavlova (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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