Common Lexeme

pafo

Keywords: animals, food

Pronunciation (IPA): 'pa.vo 
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.

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