papisa

Portuguese

Etymology

From papa (“pope”) +‎ -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.za/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpi.zɐ/

Noun

papisa f (plural papisas)

(historical) papess (female pope)

Spanish

Etymology

From papa (“pope”) +‎ -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈpisa/ [paˈpi.sa]
Rhymes: -isa
Syllabification: pa‧pi‧sa

Noun

papisa f (plural papisas)

papess

Further reading

“papisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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