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masculine
/paˈpa/
#179 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
dad, pop
Word origin
A nursery word for 'father', paralleling Latin papa and found in many languages, ultimately from infant babbling.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- papa
- English cognates
- papa
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpapas
Examples
, llevarme entrenamiento?
Dad, can you take me to training?
trabajador .
My dad is the hardest-working man I know.
Elena .
Elena's dad arrived from Buenos Aires yesterday.
Marta .
Marta's dad cooks on Sundays for everyone.
chistes .
My dad always tells the same jokes at dinner.
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