pavês

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈves/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian pavese (“from Pavia”).

Noun

pavês m (plural paveses)

(historical, military) pavis; pavise (a shield large enough to cover the whole body)
(historical, nautical) a shield hung on the side of a ship

Noun

pavês

plural of pavê

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