pabío

Galician

Alternative forms

• pabio

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pavio, from Vulgar Latin *papīlus, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek. Doublet of papiro and papel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈβio̝/

Noun

pabío m (plural pabíos)

1. candlewick

   Synonyms: matula, mecha, torcida

Related terms

• papel
• papiro

References

• “pavio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “pavio” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “pabio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “pabío” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.