papita

Spanish

Etymology

From papa +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpita/ [paˈpi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: pa‧pi‧ta

Noun

papita f (plural papitas)

1. diminutive of papa
2. (Latin America) chip (US); crisp (UK)
3. (Latin America, colloquial) piece of cake (something that is very easy)

Further reading

• “papita”, 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
• “papita”, 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