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papa

Pronunciation: /paˈpa/

“papa” is a Tagalog word. Its 12 meanings in English:

noun

  1. dad; daddy
  2. boyfriend; sugar daddy
  3. gentle slope
  4. house with low roof and little airflow
  5. food for kids who are only just beginning to speak
  6. standard size of fabric width
  7. sewing two pieces of sheet widthwise
  8. bee (Apis mellifera) that collects honey
  9. telescope snail (Telescopium telescopium)
  10. a cone-shaped shell
  11. tearing the taro leaf to the skin

adjective

  1. low and flat

Etymology

Each pronunciation has a different source: * /paˈpa/ from Spanish papá, adapted from French papa * /papa/ from Hokkien 爸爸 (pâ-pâ) * /ˈpapa/ from English papa / poppa

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