paap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch, from Latin, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς (papâs). Cognate to German Pfaffe.

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Noun

paap m (plural papen, diminutive paapje n)

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

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