papalina

See also: pāpālina

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.paˈli.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧lì‧na

Noun

papalina f (plural papaline)

  1. skullcap
  2. nightcap, jellybag cap, liberty cap, Phrygian cap
  3. (zoology, ichthyology) sprat
    Synonym: spratto

Descendants

  • → Spanish: papalina

Adjective

papalina

  1. feminine singular of papalino

Further reading

  • papalina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • papalina in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /papaˈlina/ [pa.paˈli.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: pa‧pa‧li‧na

Etymology 1

From papelina.

Noun

papalina f (plural papalinas)

  1. (colloquial) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian papalina.

Noun

papalina f (plural papalinas)

  1. (historical) coif (a close-fitting cap)
    Synonym: cofia

Adjective

papalina f sg

  1. feminine singular of papalino

Further reading

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