papu

Pronunciations

papu (PAH-poo)
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Definitions

  • n. Grandfather.

Example Sentences

  • "I have a picture of one of my good friends and my papu. They were skiing in 1936 on Mount Rainier."

  • "Her maiden name was Joseph (Josephs as the alternate spelling/variation, I’ve discovered), and my papu’s name was Benjamin Matza (sometimes alternately spelled Mazza)." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • papu

    • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and
      • post-expulsion
      • in Turkey
      • Greece
      • and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      pappu, papoo, papo

Notes

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