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tavy

tavy noun: swidden.

Noun

tavy (uncountable)

  1. Swidden
  2. A slash and burn agricultural technique used in Madagascar.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Tavy

Tavy

  1. A river in Devon, England.
  2. Tavistock

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Tavy

Tavy

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Octavia.
    • 'Octavia? What the hell are you doing here?'
      'Working,' said Tavy. 'I lost my job so Jago offered me another.'2014, Sara Craven, Seduction Never Lies, page 118

Origin of tavy

Of Brythonic origin, from Proto-Brythonic *tam-, meaning either "dark" or "to flow." See Thames and its listed cognates.

Words formed from tavy

Questions about tavy

What does tavy mean?
Tavy means swidden.
What part of speech is tavy?
Tavy can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near tavy in the dictionary

  1. TAVRs
  2. tavs
  3. Tavua
  4. Tavurvur
  5. Tavush
  6. tavy
  7. taw
  8. Taw-Sug
  9. tawa
  10. Tawaan
  11. tawaf

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