ˌpävəˈnät(ˌ)sō noun
or pa·vo·naz·zet·to ˌpävənətˈsed.(ˌ)ō
( -s )
Etymology: pavonazzo from Italian, from pavonazzo peacock-colored, purplish, from Latin pavonaceus like a peacock's tail, variegated, from pavon-, pavo peacock + -aceus -aceous; pavonazzetto from Italian, from pavonazzo + -etto -et (from Late Latin -itus & -ita )
1. : a marble with veins usually of red, violet, or purple found in ancient Roman buildings and thought to be Phrygian
2. : a contemporary marble resembling pavonazzo