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Papa
2 of 2communications code word
Pa·pa
pə-ˈpä 
ˈpä-pə
—used as a code word for the letter p
Examples of papa in a Sentence
Noun
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Poorer residents would revive the bread by dipping it in salsa made with guajillo peppers and frying it nearly dry, then stuffing it with various cost-effective ingredients, such as chorizo con papas (sausage and potatoes).
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Fauria's papa is currently mentoring her in running their family business and has become a father figure to her.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Now, there’s a new papa that don’t take no mess, the conniving Rev, who looks exactly like Pap.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
His team sold between 250-300 orders of churrasco con papas a day at the site.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Poorer residents would revive the bread by dipping it in salsa made with guajillo peppers and frying it nearly dry, then stuffing it with various cost-effective ingredients, such as chorizo con papas (sausage and potatoes).
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Fauria's papa is currently mentoring her in running their family business and has become a father figure to her.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Now, there’s a new papa that don’t take no mess, the conniving Rev, who looks exactly like Pap.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/papa. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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papa
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pa·pa
ˈpäp-ə
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