pavé

See also: pave, påve, and pavê

English

Etymology

From Middle French pavé (pavement).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æveɪ, -eɪ

Noun

pavé (plural pavés)

  1. A paved surface, a pavement (now only in French contexts).
  2. A setting of gemstones such that no metal is visible, especially when the stones are set very close together.
  3. Any of various food items having a rectangular shape.

Derived terms

Anagrams


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ve/
  • (file)

Noun

pavé m (plural pavés)

  1. cobblestone
  2. cobblestone street
  3. (geometry) parallelepiped
  4. pavé (rectangular food)
  5. (colloquial) a thick book

Derived terms

  • nymphe du pavé

Verb

pavé m (feminine singular pavée, masculine plural pavés, feminine plural pavées)

  1. past participle of paver

Further reading


Italian

Etymology

From French

Noun

pavé m (invariable)

  1. cobblestone
  2. cobblestone road

Norman

Noun

pavé m (plural pavés)

  1. (Jersey) pavement

Synonyms

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