popă

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popă

/ˈpo.pə/

Rhymes with -opə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ), from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “daddy, papa”). Compare also Aromanian popã, pãpã. Or alternatively, from Latin popa, papa, hence its presence in other neighbour languages. Doublet of papă.

noun popi · popă · popa · popii

informal, masculine priest
Similar: preot
masculine king
Similar: rege, rigă, crai

In English

king a playing card with the image of a king in it
priest clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)

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"popă." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/pop%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

popă. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pop%C4%83

Chicago

"popă." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pop%C4%83.

BibTeX

@misc{popa_2026,
  title = {popă},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pop%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}