popă
See also: popa and popã
Romanian
Etymology
Of Slavic origin; from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ), from Ancient Greek παπάς (papás), variant of πάππας (páppas, “daddy, papa”). Compare also Aromanian popã, pãpã.Or alternatively, and less likely, from Latin popa, papa, hence its presence in other neighbour languages.
Noun
popă m (plural popi)
- (popular) priest
- (playing cards) king
Synonyms
- (priest): preot
- (king in playing cards): rege, rigă, crai
Derived terms
- popesc