papalisa

Spanish

Alternative forms

• papaliza

Etymology

From papa (“potato”) +‎ lisa (“smooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papaˈlisa/ [pa.paˈli.sa]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: pa‧pa‧li‧sa

Noun

papalisa f (plural papalisas)

1. (Bolivia, Peru) ulloco (Ullucus)

   Synonym: melloco

Further reading

• “papalisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10