pope
vs
papa

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"Pope" is a noun which is often translated as "el papa", and "papa" is a noun which is often translated as "el papá". Learn more about the difference between "pope" and "papa" below.

pope(

pop

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (leader of the Roman Catholic Church)

a. el papa

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A new pope has been elected.Se ha elegido un nuevo papa.

2. (leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church)

a. el papa

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The Coptic Orthodox Church elected its current pope in 2012.La Iglesia ortodoxa copta eligió a su último papa en 2012.

3. (parish priest of the Eastern Orthodox Church)

a. el pope

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Our church has had the same pope for ten years.Nuestra iglesia ha tenido el mismo pope durante diez años.

papa(

puh

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (relative)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el papá

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Papa, are you going to take me to the theme park this weekend?Papá, ¿vas a llevarme al parque de atracciones este fin de semana?

A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).

(old-fashioned)

(relative)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. el papá

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Papa wanted me to be a doctor, as he and his father had been.Papá quería que me hiciera médico, como habían sido él y su padre.

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