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os paus

bucks, clubs, sticks

p a w ʃ → pau
pau stick, piece of wood + s Plural
noun · plural masculine Rare #30,775
bucks Colloquial; used for an amount of money.
PO: O ingresso custa dez paus.
EN: The ticket costs ten bucks.
clubs In playing cards, the plural of paus is the suit of clubs.
PO: Tenho o três de paus.
EN: I have the three of clubs.
sticks Plural of pau, meaning wooden sticks or poles.
PO: As crianças pegaram paus no chão.
EN: The children picked up sticks from the ground.
Declension of pau
paupaus

Sim, mas não com paus e lanças.

Yes, but not with sticks and spears.

— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)

Cinco paus.

Five bucks.

— Felizes Juntos (1997)

Com quantos paus se faz uma jangada?

How many planks does it take to make a raft?

Três de paus e bati!

Three of clubs, and I hit!

— देवदास (2002)

E ainda cobro oito paus!

And I still charge eight grand!

— Estômago (2008)

Me custou três paus.

It cost me three bucks.

— Amarcord (1973)

Três paus!

Three clubs!

— Felizes Juntos (1997)

Paus e pedras podem quebrar os meus ossos, mas palavras não me machucam.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Sounds similar to

pais p a j ʃ maus m a w ʃ caos k a w ʃ