pav noun a pavlova AUSTRALIA,1966 A type of meringue desert topped with fruit, named after Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.
— Kathy Lette, Girls’NightOut, p. 213, 1987
In order to stem the intake of kilojoules out go baked cheesecakes, cream cakes, gateaux, tortes, pavs, lamos–even a simple chocolate slice. — Mercury, p. 29, 2 February 1989