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Papable

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• Papadopoulos

  [pap-uh-dop-uh-luh s; Greek pah-pah-daw-poo-laws] /ˌpæp əˈdɒp ə ləs; Greek ˌpɑ pɑˈdɔ pu lɔs/ noun 1. George, 1919–99, Greek military leader and dictator (1967–74). /ˌpæpəˈdɒpələs; Greek papaˈðɔpulɔs/ noun 1. Georgios. 1919–99, Greek army officer and statesman; prime minister (1967–73) and president (1973) in Greece’s military government 2. Tassos Nikolaou.1934–2008, Cypriot politician: president of Cyprus from 2003

• Papadum

  [pah-puh-duh m] /ˈpɑ pə dəm/ noun 1. an Indian flatbread made of lentil flour, often topped with chutney or various dips or salsas.

• Papagayo

  [pah-puh-gahy-oh; Spanish pah-pah-gah-yaw] /ˌpɑ pəˈgaɪ oʊ; Spanish ˌpɑ pɑˈgɑ yɔ/ noun 1. Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, on the NW coast of Costa Rica. 15 miles (25 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide. 2. a violent northerly wind occurring along the W coast of Central America, especially on the Gulf of Papagayo.

• Papago

  [pap-uh-goh, pah-puh-] /ˈpæp əˌgoʊ, ˈpɑ pə-/ noun, plural Papagos (especially collectively) Papago for 1. 1. a member of a North American Indian people closely related to the Pima and now living mainly in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. 2. the Uto-Aztecan language of the Papago Indians, closely related to Pima.

• Papal-bull

  noun 1. 2 (def 2). noun a letter or announcement from the Pope to the Catholic world Word Origin so called because a lead bulla or seal was attached to the Pope’s edict by a cord

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