p 3 a 1 v 4 i 1 l 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun large and often sumptuous tent
originFrom Middle English pavilloun, from Anglo-Norman pavilloun, from Latin pāpiliōnem, form of pāpiliō (“butterfly, moth”) (due to resemblance of tent to a butterfly’s wings), of unknown origin. Doublet of papilio and papillon. Cognate to French pavillon (“pavilion”) and papillon (“butterfly”), and similar terms in other Romance languages.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0