pavlova
See also: Pavlova
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Pavlova (a surname), from Russian Па́влова (Pávlova), feminine form of Па́влов (Pávlov), named after Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881–1931). Australia/New Zealand from circa 1930. Both nations lay claim to origination of the dish and the name. According to research undertaken by the Oxford English Dictionary, however, the earliest known attestation for the term is from New Zealand in 1927.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pævˈloʊvə/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊvə
Noun
pavlova (countable and uncountable, plural pavlovas)
- (chiefly Australia and New Zealand, foods) A meringue dessert usually topped with fruit and cream. [From 1927.]
- 2002, Vijeya Rajendra, Sundran Rajendra, Cultures of the World: Australia, page 128:
- The pavlova — rich in whipped cream and ice-cream — is a wonderful dessert that should appeal to anyone with a sweet tooth.
- 2006, Murdoch Books Pty Limited, Lust: Food for Lovers, page 205:
- For a successful pavlova you′ll need a spotlessly clean, dry stainless steel or glass bowl.
- 2011, Margaret Fulton, Suzanne Gibbs, Margaret Fulton Favourites, page 194:
- Pavlova, named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, is still just about the most popular party dessert in Australia.
- 2012, Maeve Higgins, “Baby dressed as sushi”, in We Have a Good Time … Don’t We? A Regular Human Girl Decides, Dublin: Hachette Books Ireland, →ISBN, page 205:
- Perhaps you lied in the emergency room about eating an entire pavlova and acted like you didn’t know what was wrong with you? If so, make amends by only ever eating a couple of slices of pavlova in one sitting from now on.
- 2021 April 14, David Astle, “Lamington wars: claiming an Australian invention really takes the cake”, in The Age[1]:
- Steal the pavlova if you must, but only an April Fool would deem the lamington a Kiwi import.
Derived terms
- pav (contraction)
Translations
meringue dessert
References
Further reading
- pavlova (cake) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Etymology
From English pavlova, from Russian Па́влова (Pávlova).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑʋloʋɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ʋlo̞ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋloʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): pav‧lo‧va
- Hyphenation(key): pav‧lo‧va
Noun
pavlova
Declension
| Inflection of pavlova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pavlova | pavlovat | |
| genitive | pavlovan | pavlovien | |
| partitive | pavlovaa | pavlovia | |
| illative | pavlovaan | pavloviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pavlova | pavlovat | |
| accusative | nom. | pavlova | pavlovat |
| gen. | pavlovan | ||
| genitive | pavlovan | pavlovien pavlovain rare | |
| partitive | pavlovaa | pavlovia | |
| inessive | pavlovassa | pavlovissa | |
| elative | pavlovasta | pavlovista | |
| illative | pavlovaan | pavloviin | |
| adessive | pavlovalla | pavlovilla | |
| ablative | pavlovalta | pavlovilta | |
| allative | pavlovalle | pavloville | |
| essive | pavlovana | pavlovina | |
| translative | pavlovaksi | pavloviksi | |
| abessive | pavlovatta | pavlovitta | |
| instructive | — | pavlovin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “pavlova”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Swedish
Noun
pavlova c
- a pavlova
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | pavlova | pavlovas |
| definite | pavlovan | pavlovans | |
| plural | indefinite | pavlovor | pavlovors |
| definite | pavlovorna | pavlovornas |