papar
Spanish, verb/paˈpaɾ/
papar is spelled P-A-P-A-R (5 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish, the 213,186th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papar is a Spanish verb meaning “to slurp, gulp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comer sin mascar o masticar, por ejemplo cosas semi-líquidas como sopas y papillas”.
What does papar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to slurp, gulp
- 2
colloquialto munch, chow down
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Comer sin mascar o masticar, por ejemplo cosas semi-líquidas como sopas y papillas. 2. Ingerir alimentos. 3. Pasar por alto; hacer poco caso.
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 papar
- papo first-person present singular
- papé first-person preterite singular
- papado participle past
- papando gerund
- papada feminine participle past
- papados masculine participle past
- papadas feminine participle past
- papas indicative informal present
- papás indicative informal present
- papa indicative present singular
- papamos first-person indicative plural
- papáis indicative plural present
- papan indicative plural present
- papaba first-person imperfect indicative
- papabas imperfect indicative second-person
- papábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- papabais imperfect indicative plural
- papaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papar?
- /paˈpaɾ/
- [paˈpaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is papar in Spanish?
papar appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).