popă

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See also: popa and popã

Romanian

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpo.pə/
  • Rhymes: -opə
  • Hyphenation: po‧pă

Noun

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popă m (plural popi)

  1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) priest
  2. (playing cards) king

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