pavlova

See also: Pavlova

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pævˈloʊvə/

• Audio (AU)

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• Rhymes: -əʊvə

Noun

pavlova (countable and uncountable, plural pavlovas)

1. (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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奶油水果蛋白餅／奶油水果蛋白饼 (nǎiyóu shuǐguǒ dànbáibǐng)

• Finnish: pavlova
• Japanese: パブロワ (Paburowa)
• Maori: paherowa, purini kahu tāhungahunga
• Russian: Па́влова f (Pávlova)
• Swedish: pavlova c
• Welsh: paflofa m

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

Noun

pavlova

1. 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 pavlovainrare
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.

Possessive forms of pavlova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pavlovani pavlovani accusative nom. pavlovani pavlovani gen. pavlovani genitive pavlovani pavlovieni pavlovainirare partitive pavlovaani pavloviani inessive pavlovassani pavlovissani elative pavlovastani pavlovistani illative pavlovaani pavloviini adessive pavlovallani pavlovillani ablative pavlovaltani pavloviltani allative pavlovalleni pavlovilleni essive pavlovanani pavlovinani translative pavlovakseni pavlovikseni abessive pavlovattani pavlovittani instructive — — comitative — pavlovineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pavlovasi pavlovasi accusative nom. pavlovasi pavlovasi gen. pavlovasi genitive pavlovasi pavloviesi pavlovaisirare partitive pavlovaasi pavloviasi inessive pavlovassasi pavlovissasi elative pavlovastasi pavlovistasi illative pavlovaasi pavloviisi adessive pavlovallasi pavlovillasi ablative pavlovaltasi pavloviltasi allative pavlovallesi pavlovillesi essive pavlovanasi pavlovinasi translative pavlovaksesi pavloviksesi abessive pavlovattasi pavlovittasi instructive — — comitative — pavlovinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pavlovamme pavlovamme accusative nom. pavlovamme pavlovamme gen. pavlovamme genitive pavlovamme pavloviemme pavlovaimmerare partitive pavlovaamme pavloviamme inessive pavlovassamme pavlovissamme elative pavlovastamme pavlovistamme illative pavlovaamme pavloviimme adessive pavlovallamme pavlovillamme ablative pavlovaltamme pavloviltamme allative pavlovallemme pavlovillemme essive pavlovanamme pavlovinamme translative pavlovaksemme pavloviksemme abessive pavlovattamme pavlovittamme instructive — — comitative — pavlovinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pavlovanne pavlovanne accusative nom. pavlovanne pavlovanne gen. pavlovanne genitive pavlovanne pavlovienne pavlovainnerare partitive pavlovaanne pavlovianne inessive pavlovassanne pavlovissanne elative pavlovastanne pavlovistanne illative pavlovaanne pavloviinne adessive pavlovallanne pavlovillanne ablative pavlovaltanne pavloviltanne allative pavlovallenne pavlovillenne essive pavlovananne pavlovinanne translative pavlovaksenne pavloviksenne abessive pavlovattanne pavlovittanne instructive — — comitative — pavlovinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pavlovansa pavlovansa accusative nom. pavlovansa pavlovansa gen. pavlovansa genitive pavlovansa pavloviensa pavlovainsarare partitive pavlovaansa pavloviaan pavloviansa inessive pavlovassaan pavlovassansa pavlovissaan pavlovissansa elative pavlovastaan pavlovastansa pavlovistaan pavlovistansa illative pavlovaansa pavloviinsa adessive pavlovallaan pavlovallansa pavlovillaan pavlovillansa ablative pavlovaltaan pavlovaltansa pavloviltaan pavloviltansa allative pavlovalleen pavlovallensa pavlovilleen pavlovillensa essive pavlovanaan pavlovanansa pavlovinaan pavlovinansa translative pavlovakseen pavlovaksensa pavlovikseen pavloviksensa abessive pavlovattaan pavlovattansa pavlovittaan pavlovittansa instructive — — comitative — pavlovineen pavlovinensa

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 2023-07-03

Swedish

Noun

pavlova c

1. a pavlova

Declension

Declension of pavlova
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pavlova	pavlovan	pavlovor	pavlovorna
Genitive	pavlovas	pavlovans	pavlovors	pavlovornas