papalina

See also: pāpālina

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.paˈli.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧lì‧na

Noun

papalina f (plural papaline)

1. skullcap
2. nightcap, jellybag cap, liberty cap, Phrygian cap
3. (zoology, ichthyology) sprat

   Synonym: spratto

Descendants

• → Spanish: papalina

Adjective

papalina

1. feminine singular of papalino

Further reading

• papalina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• papalina in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papaˈlina/ [pa.paˈli.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: pa‧pa‧li‧na

Etymology 1

From papelina.

Noun

papalina f (plural papalinas)

1. (colloquial) drunkenness

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian papalina.

Noun

papalina f (plural papalinas)

1. (historical) coif (a close-fitting cap)

   Synonym: cofia

Adjective

papalina f sg

1. feminine singular of papalino

Further reading

• “papalina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “papalino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025