popă

See also: popa and popã

Romanian

Etymology

Of Slavic origin; from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ), from Ancient Greek παπάς (papás), variant of πάππας (páppas, “daddy, papa”). Compare also Aromanian popã, pãpã. Or alternatively, and less likely, from Latin popa, papa, hence its presence in other neighbour languages.

Noun

popă m (plural popi)

  1. (popular) priest
  2. (playing cards) king

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