papu
Spanish, noun
papu is spelled P-A-P-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 43,425th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papu is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “guy, dude, bro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, papú is a different word: “Papua New Guinean”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En la mitología catalana, supuesto ser o engendro de suma fealdad, con que se infunde miedo a los niños”.
What does papu mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculineguy, dude, bro
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinePapua New Guinean
noun
- 1
femininemasculinePapua New Guinean
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Papúa Nueva Guinea.
noun: 1. En la mitología catalana, supuesto ser o engendro de suma fealdad, con que se infunde miedo a los niños.
noun: 1. Vocativo usado para sobrar a alguien.
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 papu
- papus plural
- papúes feminine masculine plural
- papús feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is papu in Spanish?
papu appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).