papilla
Spanish, noun/paˈpiʝa/
papilla is spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 51,418th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “baby food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Papas que se dan a los niños, hechas por lo común con miel o azúcar”.
What does papilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebaby food
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Papas que se dan a los niños, hechas por lo común con miel o azúcar. 2. Cautela o astucia halagüeña para engañar a uno.
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 papilla
- papillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papilla?
- /paˈpiʝa/
- [paˈpi.ʝa]
- [paˈpiʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to papilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is papilla in Spanish?
papilla appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).