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paap.

Slur for a Roman Catholic cleric.

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/paːp/
  1. Slur for a Roman Catholic cleric.

    derogatory · masculine
  2. papist (slur for any Roman Catholic)

    broadly · derogatory · humorous · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch pape (“priest, secular cleric”), from Old Dutch *papo (“priest”), from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς (papâs). Cognate to German Pfaffe. Doublet of paus.

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