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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pap.

cardboard

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpʰɑb̥]
  1. cardboard

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From German Pappe, from Middle High German pappe (“porridge, mush”), a common nursery word for "porridge", compare Upper German Papp, English pap, Latin pappa, pāpa (“an infant's cry for food”).

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