Meaning of papa | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1

[ˈpaː.pa]

Definitions

yum yum, num-num, food (especially pap)
childish, declension-1
a dad, daddy, father
declension-1
a bishop
Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-1
a pope (the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome)
Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-1
a patriarch (in primatial sees, notably Coptic Alexandria).
Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-1

“Cum cibum ac pōtiōnem "buās" ac "pāpās" vocent, mātrem "mammam", patrem "tatam".”

Since children call food "papa" and drink “bua”, mother "mamma" and father "tata".

“"Habemus papam!" ― "We have a pope!"”

The traditional exclamation in Rome after a papal election:

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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