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papa¹
- /ˈpɑ.pɑ/
noun papa
- shark
papa²
- /ˈpɑ.pɑ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese papa.
noun mapapa
- alternative letter-case form of Papa (“pope”)
papa³
- /ˈpɑ.pɑ/
verb -papa · kupapa · kutopapa · papa · papeni
- to tremble, quiver
- to beat, palpitate
papa⁴
- /ˈpɑ.pɑ/
Where it comes from
See hapa.
adverb
- only used in papa hapa
Papa⁵
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese papa.
noun IX · Papa · X
- pope
In English
Talk about this word "papa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/papa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. papa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/papa "papa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/papa.Cite this
@misc{papa_2026,
title = {papa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/papa},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}