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papa

[ pah-puh, puh-pah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

father.
Papa, a code word used in communications, especially by radio, to represent the letter P.

papa

/ pəˈpɑː /

noun

old-fashioned.
an informal word for father

papa

/ ˈpɑːpa /

noun

rare. a soft blue-grey clay of marine siltstone or sandstone

Papa

/ ˈpɑːpɑː /

noun

communications a code word for the letter p

papa

⁴

/ ˈpɑːpɑː /

noun

RC Church another name for the pope 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of papa¹

First recorded in 1675–85; from French; Middle French pappa (nursery word); compare Latin pāpa “father” ( pope ), Old Norse pāpi, pabbi “father”; pap ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of papa¹

C17: from French, a children's word for father; compare Late Latin pāpa, Greek pappa

Origin of papa²

Māori

Origin of papa³

C16: from Italian

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