pavé
English
Etymology
From Middle French pavé (“pavement”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æveɪ, -eɪ
Noun
pavé (plural pavés)
- A paved surface, a pavement (now only in French contexts).
- A setting of gemstones such that no metal is visible, especially when the stones are set very close together.
- Any of various food items having a rectangular shape.
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ve/
Audio (file)
Noun
pavé m (plural pavés)
- cobblestone
- cobblestone street
- (geometry) parallelepiped
- pavé (rectangular food)
- (colloquial) a thick book
Derived terms
- nymphe du pavé
Verb
pavé m (feminine singular pavée, masculine plural pavés, feminine plural pavées)
- past participle of paver
Further reading
- “pavé” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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