Papachú

Spanish

Etymology

From papá (“father”) +‎ Chus (“diminutive of Jesús”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papaˈt͡ʃu/ [pa.paˈt͡ʃu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: Pa‧pa‧chú

Proper noun

Papachú m

1. (colloquial, Nicaragua) God

   Synonym: Dios

2. (colloquial, Nicaragua) Jesus Christ

   Synonym: Jesucristo

Further reading

• “papachú”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010