paap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pape (“priest, secular cleric”), from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς (papâs). Cognate to German Pfaffe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paːp/
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  • Hyphenation: paap
  • Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

paap m (plural papen, diminutive paapje n)

  1. (derogatory) Slur for a Roman Catholic cleric.
  2. (by extension, derogatory, now chiefly humorous) papist (slur for any Roman Catholic)

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