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papa.

pope

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpa.pɐ/Brazil/ˈpa.pɐ/Portugal/ˈpa.pa/Uruguay
  1. pope

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese papa, probably borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin papas, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop, patriarch”), variant of πάππας (páppas, “father”).

noun/ˈpa.pɐ/Brazil/ˈpa.pɐ/Portugal/ˈpa.pa/Uruguay
  1. pap (food in the form of a soft paste)

    feminine
  2. baby food (soft food designed for babies)

    feminine
  3. any type of food

    childish · feminine · informal
  4. something with a pasty consistency

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Latin pappa or pāpa (“infant's cry for food”).

noun/ˈpa.pɐ/Brazil/ˈpa.pɐ/Portugal/ˈpa.pa/Uruguay
  1. potato

    Uruguay · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Quechua papa, through Spanish papa.

verb/ˈpa.pɐ/Brazil/ˈpa.pɐ/Portugal/ˈpa.pa/Uruguay
  1. inflection of papar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of papar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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