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papa.

tarpaper

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpa.pa/[ˈpa.pa]
  1. tarpaper

    feminine
  2. tarpaper roof

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Pappe.

noun/ˈpa.pa/[ˈpa.pa]
  1. pope

    colloquial · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian papa.

noun/ˈpa.pa/[ˈpa.pa]
  1. dad

    archaic · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French papa.

noun/ˈpa.pa/[ˈpa.pa]
  1. face

    colloquial · derogatory · feminine · mildly
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly a deverbal from papać. Alternative theories suggest a derivation from theorized *plapa, from dialectal German Plappe (“mouth”), from plappern.

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