Papa

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Papa can refer to:

• affectionate for father in Latin and various Romance languages
  • hence, Pope in various languages
  • A lot of languages (often unrelated) have words with labial consonants and open vowels as their word for "father" and "mother"; /papa/ is just one example. A discussion of this phenomenon can be found in the article Mama and papa.
• P in the NATO phonetic alphabet
  • Papa class submarine
• Sanskrit Pāpa, the concept of sin in Hinduism
• Potato in Spanish, in some dialects slang for "food"

people:

• Rav Papa, a Babylonian Amora from the Talmud
• Papa Bouba Diop, a football (soccer) player from Senegal.

in mythology:

• Rangi and Papa, the primordial parents according to Māori mythology

in geography:

• Pápa, a town in Hungary

in arts and popular culture:

• Papa (drama), a South Korean drama
• Papa Lazarou, a fictional character from The League of Gentlemen.

acronyms:

• Professional and Amateur Pinball Association

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