papisa

Portuguese

Etymology

From papa (“pope”) +‎ -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpi.zɐ/

Noun

papisa f (plural papisas)

1. (historical) papess (female pope)

Spanish

Etymology

From papa (“pope”) +‎ -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpisa/ [paˈpi.sa]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: pa‧pi‧sa

Noun

papisa f (plural papisas)

1. papess

Further reading

• “papisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28