"papá" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /paˈpa/, [paˈpa] Forms: papás [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Borrowed from French papa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|papa}} Borrowed from French papa Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} papá m (plural papás)
  1. (colloquial, familiar, endearing) dad Tags: colloquial, endearing, familiar, masculine Synonyms: padre
    Sense id: en-papá-es-noun-b-jsvB3q Categories (other): Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 31 31 37
  2. (colloquial, familiar, endearing, in the plural) parents Tags: colloquial, endearing, familiar, in-plural, masculine Synonyms: padre
    Sense id: en-papá-es-noun-bOg0E5UJ Categories (other): Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 31 31 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Papá Noel, papaíto, papito Related terms: bebé, mamá, Papa, Santo Papa
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /paˈpa/, [paˈpa]
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} papá
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of papar Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: papar
    Sense id: en-papá-es-verb-HbCfZrSO Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address, Family members Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 52 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Family members: 29 29 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Papá Noel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "papaíto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "papito"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bcl",
            "2": "papa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bikol Central: papa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bikol Central: papa"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "ceb",
            "2": "papa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Cebuano: papa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Cebuano: papa"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "papa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: papa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: papa"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "fr",
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French papa",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French papa.",
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    {
      "form": "papás",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
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      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pa‧pá"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bebé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mamá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Papa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Santo Papa"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "31 31 37",
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          "endearing"
        ],
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          "dad"
        ]
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        "(colloquial, familiar, endearing) dad"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "padre"
        }
      ],
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        "endearing",
        "familiar",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "endearing",
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        ],
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          "parents",
          "parents"
        ]
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      ],
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        }
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        "in-plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/paˈpa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[paˈpa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "papá"
}

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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "24 24 52",
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        },
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          "_dis": "31 31 37",
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          "_dis": "29 29 42",
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          "name": "Family members",
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        }
      ],
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        {
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        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-papá-es-verb-HbCfZrSO",
      "links": [
        [
          "papar",
          "papar#Spanish"
        ]
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        "singular",
        "with-voseo"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[paˈpa]"
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    }
  ],
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    "Spanish countable nouns",
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    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish non-lemma forms",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from French",
    "Spanish terms derived from French",
    "Spanish terms of address",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
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    "es:Family members"
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      "word": "Papá Noel"
    },
    {
      "word": "papaíto"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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          },
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Cebuano: papa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: papa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: papa"
    }
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bebé"
    },
    {
      "word": "mamá"
    },
    {
      "word": "Papa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Santo Papa"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Spanish colloquialisms",
        "Spanish endearing terms",
        "Spanish familiar terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dad"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "dad",
          "dad"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial, familiar, endearing) dad"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "padre"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "endearing",
        "familiar",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "Spanish colloquialisms",
        "Spanish endearing terms",
        "Spanish familiar terms"
      ],
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      ],
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          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "parents",
          "parents"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial, familiar, endearing, in the plural) parents"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "padre"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "endearing",
        "familiar",
        "in-plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/paˈpa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[paˈpa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "papá"
}

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    "Spanish endearing terms",
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    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
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    "es:Family members"
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      },
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  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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        }
      ],
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        "second-person singular voseo imperative of papar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "papar",
          "papar#Spanish"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/paˈpa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[paˈpa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "papá"
}

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