papafigo
Spanish, noun/papaˈfiɡo/
papafigo is spelled P-A-P-A-F-I-G-O (8 letters). Papafigo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ortolan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquiera de las velas mayores, esto es, la mayor y el trinquete, cuando se navega con ellas solas”.
What does papafigo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineortolan
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cualquiera de las velas mayores, esto es, la mayor y el trinquete, cuando se navega con ellas solas. 2. Pájaro pequeño que se alimenta de frutas, especialmente de higos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of papafigo
- papafigos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papafigo?
- /papaˈfiɡo/
- [pa.paˈfi.ɣ̞o]
- [papaˈfiɣ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to papafigo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.