Pronounced: MUM-pish
Notes: This word is not what I thought it was
Yesterday’s word
The word pavonine means
- of, or like, a peacock
- resembling the feathers of a peacock, as in coloring and array
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our word comes from the Latin word pāvōnīnus, a derivative of pāvō from the stem pāvōn (peacock) combined with -ine (of or pertaining to; made of; of the nature of; like)
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