papazgo
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish papadgo, from Medieval Latin papāticus, equivalent to papa (“pope”) + -azgo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /paˈpaθɡo/ [paˈpaθ̬.ɣ̞o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /paˈpasɡo/ [paˈpaz.ɣ̞o]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθɡo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -asɡo
- Syllabification: pa‧paz‧go
Noun
papazgo m (plural papazgos)
- papacy
- Synonym: papado
References
- papa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Further reading
- “papazgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014