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papa

/ˈpapa/, [ˈpa.pa]

dad, daddy, potato

Noun papa m (plural papas)

  1. pope (an honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome)

Noun papa f (plural papas)

  1. (Latin America, Canary Islands, Andalusia) potato

Noun papa f (plural papas)

  1. (childish, familiar) very bland soup, or more broadly, food in general
  2. (figuratively) nonsense, trifle, rubbish

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • La Santa Inquisición comenzó con el Papa Lucio III.

    The Holy Inquisition started with Pope Lucius III.

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  • Tenemos Papa.

    We have a Pope.

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  • El Papa no puede casarse.

    The Pope has no right to marry.

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  • Tom está hirviendo las papas para hacer ensalada de papa.

    Tom is boiling the potatoes to make potato salad.

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  • La papa estaba tan caliente que me quemé la boca.

    The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.

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  • ¿El Papa es católico?

    Is the Pope Catholic?

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  • Decenas de miles de personas se reunieron en la Plaza de San Pedro el domingo por la mañana, a pesar del frío y la lluvia, para participar en la misa solemne con el Papa Francisco en la celebración de la Pascua.

    Tens of thousands of people gathered in Saint Peter's Square on Sunday morning, despite the cold and the rain, to take part in Solemn Mass with Pope Francis in celebration of Easter.

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  • Él pía, él se pee, el Papa.

    He peeps, he farts, the pope.

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  • La guardia suiza protege al Papa.

    The Swiss Guards protect the pope.

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  • Los cardenales han elegido un nuevo papa.

    The cardinals have elected a new pope.

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