papa
[ pah-puh, puh-pah ]
/ ˈpɑ pə, pəˈpɑ /
noun
(initial capital letter)
a code word used in communications, especially by radio, to represent the letter P.
Words nearby papa
paotow,
pap,
pap smear,
pap technique,
pap test,
papa,
papable,
papacy,
papadopoulos,
papagayo,
papago
Example sentences from the Web for papa
British Dictionary definitions for papa (1 of 4)
Word Origin for papa
C17: from French, a children's word for father; compare Late Latin
pāpa, Greek
pappa
British Dictionary definitions for papa (2 of 4)
Word Origin for papa
C16: from Italian
British Dictionary definitions for papa (3 of 4)
papa
3
/ (ˈpɑːpa) /
noun
NZ
rare. a soft blue-grey clay of marine siltstone or sandstone
Word Origin for papa
Māori
British Dictionary definitions for papa (4 of 4)
Papa
/ (ˈpɑːpɑː) /
noun
communications
a code word for the letter p