← Back to search

Meaning of papilla | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1

[paˈpɪl.la]

Definitions

a nipple, teat on the breast of human beings and of animals
declension-1, feminine
breast, bosom
declension-1, feminine, poetic
pustule, pimple
declension-1, feminine
rosebud
declension-1, feminine

Equivalents

English Nipple Teat

Examples

“Fascia, crescentes dominae compesce papillas, Ut sit quod capiat nostra tegatque manus.”

Breast-band! confine the swelling bosom of my mistress, that I may be able to cover and press it with my hand.

CEFR level

B1

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

See also

papillae papillam papillarum papillas papillis Papillorhabdos multinucleatus

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free