Dictionary

pa en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pɑː/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of papa.

Meanings

1. (colloquial) Father, papa.
2. (colloquial) Grandpa, grandfather.

Forms

Coordinates

ma

Deriveds

ma-and-pa · godpa

Relateds

grandpa

Synonyms

pop · grandpappy · pop · grandpoppy · pater · big daddy · pappy · dad · poppy · papa · grandpop · poppy · grandpapa · daddy · da · pappy

Translations (25)

fr pépé (grandfather) · gl papá (father) · mk та́то (father) · es abuelito (grandfather) · it nonno (grandfather) · pt papai (father) · es abuelo (grandfather) · gl avoíño (grandfather) · it babbo (father) · mk де́до (grandfather) · pt avozinho (grandfather) · pt vovô (grandfather) · ta பா (father) · fr papa (father) · vo fatül (father) · nl pa (father) · nl opa (grandfather) · de Vati (father) · ru де́душка (grandfather) · ru па́па (father) · es papá (father) · pt papá (father) · gl avó (grandfather) · it papà (father) · de Opa (grandfather)

pa en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pā.

Meanings

1. (New-Zealand, historical) A fortified Maori settlement, especially of pre-European times.
   • A pa or Māori defence fortification appears at a height on the hill above the bay. 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 68:
   • The very existence of fortified pā was often a sign that those who lived near such complexes sought to discourage attack and wanted to make conflict less likely, not more so. 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 71:
2. (New-Zealand) Any Maori village or settlement; a kainga.

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