Meaning of pau | Babel Free

Definitions

1. stick
   masculine
2. wood (material)
   masculine, uncountable
3. blow
   masculine
4. Equivalent to 'Baccalaureate': A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g.

Equivalents

Examples

“[Et] poserõ perlos muros beesteyros et arque[yro]s muytos et outros, pera deytar quantos et paos agudos metudos en ferros, en guisa que os que se quisesem chegar ao muro nõ podesem escapar de morte”

And they arranged many crossbowmen and bowmen on the walls, to throw stones and sharp sticks inserted in irons, so as the ones who wanted to came near the wall could not escape the death

“Tres ballestas: J de aseyro, IJ de pao”

Three crossbows: one of steel, two of wood

“Santo San Bras de Viana feito de pau de amieiro”

Saint Saint [sic] Blaise of Viana, carved in alder wood

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