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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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“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

They included some truly bizarre ones like pav bhaji - a thick vegetable curry usually prepared in butter and served with bread rolls - and chickpea-flavoured ice cream.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2016

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