different between paved vs pared

English

Etymology

From Middle English paved, ypavyd, equivalent to pave +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe?vd/

Adjective

paved

1. Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
2. (figuratively) Laid out or made, as intentions, desires, plans, etc.
   • The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

Synonyms

• paven

Translations

Verb

paved

1. simple past tense and past participle of pave

Anagrams

• vaped

English

Verb

pared

1. simple past tense and past participle of pare

Anagrams

• Padre, drape, dreap, padre, raped, repad

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pared (“wall”).

Noun

pared

1. wall

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish pared, from Vulgar Latin *parete(m), from Latin parietem, singular accusative of pari?s, of Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare English paries, French paroi, and Portuguese parede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa??ed/, [pa??eð?]
• Rhymes: -ed

Noun

pared f (plural paredes)

1. wall, especially of a house or room

   Synonyms: muro; see also Thesaurus:pared

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Chavacano: pared
• ? Tagalog: pader

Related terms

• parietal

Anagrams

• preda
• padre

Further reading

• “pared” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.