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PAVLOVA
Definition of PAVLOVA
noun
A meringue dessert usually topped with fruit and cream.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the surname Pavlova, 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.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Russian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
20th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (135)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PAVLOVA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PAVLOVA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PAVLOVA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AALOPVV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and V appear more than once.
Could you have found PAVLOVA?
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