Papachús

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papaˈt͡ʃus/ [pa.paˈt͡ʃus]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: Pa‧pa‧chús

Proper noun

Papachús m

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) God

   Synonym: Dios

2. (colloquial, El Salvador) 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