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pav

British  
/ pæv /

noun

  1. informal short for pavlova

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On Monday, he shared a picture of himself eating a vada pav - a popular Indian snack - with Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023

“I loved every bite, despite the mess,” she writes before explaining that the dish reminded her of kheema pav, a popular street food in Mumbai.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023

This year, many families went without their Christmas pav because they simply couldn’t get the eggs.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

She would frequent roadside stalls selling snacks like pav bhaji, a savory vegetable curry served on a bread roll; and pani puri, crispy palm-sized puris stuffed with potatoes, chickpeas and spicy flavored water.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2022

Since the center closed, he and his 14-year-old cousin have been working at a street food stall selling misal pav, a local favorite of curry and bread rolls.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2021

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