Pao

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Pao can refer to:

• "Pao", the Cantonese word for baozi
• Pao (袍), an element of Han Chinese clothing
• A type of bread in India
• Pao (unit of mass), an obsolete unit of mass in South Asia
• Pao River, the name of several rivers
• Panathinaikos Athlikos Omilos, P.A.O. (PAO), the Greek multisport club
• Prince Alfreds Own Cape Volunteer Artillery, (PAO) or (PAOCVA)
• A fairy piece in chess
• Nissan Pao, a type of automobile
• The Languages of Pao, a science fiction novel by Jack Vance
• Pao-chan, a fictional character from Ojamajo Doremi

PAO can also be:

• PAO is the ICAO code for Polynesian Airlines
• PAO is the IATA airport code for Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County
• Phased array optics
• Acronym for Public Affairs Office
• shorthand for polyalphaolefin (PAO), a type of linear alpha olefin
• shorthand for the period-after-opening symbol found on cosmetics products