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pavio.

fuse (cord used to ignite a charge)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈvi.u/Brazil/paˈviw/Brazil[paˈviʊ̯]Brazil/pɐˈvi.u/Portugal
  1. fuse (cord used to ignite a charge)

    masculine
  2. wick (burning cord of a candle)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pavio, from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus. Doublet of papiro.

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