Papa

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Papa can refer to:

• affectionate for father in Latin and various Romance languages
  • hence, Pope in various languages
  • also, Papar (Culdees), Irish monks
  • many languages (often unrelated) have words with labial consonants and open vowels as their word for "father" and "mother"; /papa/ is just one example. A discussion of this phenomenon can be found in the article Mama and papa.
  • some people also refer to their grandfathers as "papa".
• P, in the NATO phonetic alphabet
• Papa class submarine
• Pāpa, in Hinduism, the Sanskrit word for the concept of sin

People:

• Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), nickname
• Bob Papa, American sportscaster
• Papa Bouba Diop (born 1978), a football (soccer) player from Senegal
• Rav Papa (?-375), a Babylonian Amora from the Talmud
• Nick "Papa" Kho, former professional pick-up artist and part owner in the pick-up and seduction company Real Social Dynamics
• Papa, a monk martyred with Abda and Abdjesus
• Emiliano Papa, an Argentina footballer

In mythology:

• Rangi and Papa, the primordial parents according to Māori mythology

In geography:

• Pápa, a town in Hungary
• Papa, Scotland, the name of various islands

In arts and popular culture:

• "Papa" (song), from the BBC drama Gideon's Daughter
• Papa (TV series), a South Korean drama
• Papa Lazarou, a fictional character from The League of Gentlemen
• "Pa-Pa", a song by The Rasmus from Hell of a Tester

In cuisine:

• Papa (Lesotho), a staple food in Lesotho

In acronyms:

• Professional and Amateur Pinball Association
• Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid, a device that indicates where pilots should stop in a stand

[edit] See also

• Papar, Sabah, town located in east Malaysia on the island of Borneo

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