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pao^¹

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Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 炮 (pào).

noun paos

A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi cannon, moving orthogonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.

Pao^²

proper noun Paos

A surname.

PAO^³

noun PAOs · PαO

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of period after opening
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of polyalphaolefin

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bau, kung, yueh, bcp, bao, chia, fang, pau, plo, hui, dtp, yu, pco, pah, daily, oda

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"pao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pao. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pao. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pao

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"pao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pao.

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@misc{pao_2026,
  title = {pao},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pao},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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