pavon

== English == === Etymology === From Latin pavo (“peacock”). === Noun === pavon (plural pavons) A small triangular flag, especially one attached to a knight's lance; a pennon. Alternative form of pavane. The peacock bass (South America) Any of various birds with ornate plumage, similar to a peacock. A tropical butterfly, Doxocopa pavon, noted for the iridescent purple coloration of the male. A subtropical plant of genus Peperomia. A hydrochloride of opium alkaloid, similar to Pantopon, used as a pain medication. ==== Usage notes ==== Historic use of the term pavon for a small triangular flag is disputed, and it is possibly a modern misnomer. == Esperanto == === Noun === pavon accusative singular of pavo == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin pāvōnem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pavon m (plural pavons) peacock == Lombard == === Etymology === From Latin pāvōnem. === Pronunciation === Singular: IPA(key): /paˈ(v)un/, [paˈ(v)ũː], [paˈ(v)uːŋ] (Western) IPA(key): /paˈu/, [paˈuː] (Eastern) Plural: IPA(key): /paˈ(v)un/, [paˈ(v)ũː], [paˈ(v)uːŋ] (Western) IPA(key): /paˈu/, [paˈuː] (Eastern) IPA(key): /paˈ(v)uɲ/, [paˈ(v)uːɲ] (Ticinese) IPA(key): /paˈvoj/, [paˈvoːj], [paˈvuːj] (Ticinese and Novarese) === Noun === pavon m (masculine plural pavon, feminine singular pavona, feminine plural pavone) peacock == Occitan == === Etymology === From Old Occitan pavon, from Latin pāvōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈβu/ === Noun === pavon m (plural pavons) peacock == Piedmontese == === Etymology === From Latin pāvōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [paˈvuŋ] === Noun === pavon m peacock