pafo
Keywords: animals, food
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'pa.vo |
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| Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
| Class: | pali |
| Forms: | pafo |
| Glosses: | turkey (bird), be vicious/stupid. |
Description:
The term 'pafo' was borrowed from the Spanish 'pavo' and is the Common word for turkey, the bird. It also forms the basis of the names for a lot of large game or domesticated birds of different species, with a common pattern of modifier + pafo.
'Pafo' is not formally used as verb. There is a colloquial use of 'pafo' as a pali intransitive word meaning 'to be stupid and/or vicisuous in a stupid way' that is used as an insult.