papalina
Spanish, noun/papaˈlina/
papalina is spelled P-A-P-A-L-I-N-A (8 letters). Papalina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “drunkenness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of papalino. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Especie de gorra que usan las mujeres ceñida a la cabeza, y con mas o menos adornos”.
What does papalina mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininedrunkenness
noun
- 1
femininecoif (a close-fitting cap)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of papalino
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Especie de gorra que usan las mujeres ceñida a la cabeza, y con mas o menos adornos. 2. Gorra o birrete con dos puntas, que cubre las orejas.
noun: 1. Borrachera.
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 papalina
- papalinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papalina?
- /papaˈlina/
- [pa.paˈli.na]
- [papaˈlina]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.