Pavlova
noun
Anna 1885–1931, Russian ballet dancer.
Pavlova
American
[pav-luh-vuh, pahv-loh-vuh, pav-, pah-vluh-vuh]
/ ˈpæv lə və, pɑvˈloʊ və, pæv-, ˈpɑ vlə və /
noun
Pavlova
1
British
/ pævˈləʊvə, ˈpavləvə /
noun
pavlova
2
British
/ pævˈləʊvə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of pavlova
C20: named after Anna Pavlova
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Italy's Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii were second on 73.69, followed by Hungary's Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko on 73.04.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Around 11:15 on 15 February, Inna Pavlova received a message from her son Georgiy.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
People are more receptive to advice if it looks as though it is coming from a fluffy pet, says Olena Pavlova, who created a cartoon character called Inzhyr the cat.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023
Solomiia Hera and Anna Pavlova contributed to this report.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
The dogs were soon lost to sight, except Pavlova, who remained with us all the time.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson
There was pavlova the other day, I missed that one.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2023
The pavlova crowns the New Zealand holiday table.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
“I find that that’s when I gravitate toward food that maybe is not the most natural-looking in terms of color,” hence the use of blue dye in the aforementioned pavlova.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022
Combine lemon meringue pie and a pavlova and a layer cake and you end up with something like this.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2022
If you've never tasted pavlova before, you're in for a real treat.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2021
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