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pao

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Borrowed from Portuguese paus.

noun pao · pau

class ix clubs (suit of cards)
Similar: karanga, mavi ya mbuzi

adjective pau

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Pa locative class|pa class_((XVI))]] inflected form of -ao

In English

clubs one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣

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"pao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/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/sw/pao

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