papa-figos

/ˌpa.pɐˈfi.ɡus/

//ˌpa.pɐˈfi.ɡus// noun

The verdict

“papa-figos” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome comum do pássaro migratório Oriolus oriolus das regiões temperadas da Eurásia, de grande dimorfismo sexual onde o macho possui cor amarelo vivo e com asas e cauda pretas enquanto fêmeas e jove...

Key facts for papa-figos
PropertyValue
Headwordpapa-figos
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌpa.pɐˈfi.ɡus/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “papa-figos” sits in Portuguese frequency

papa-figos falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

papa-figos is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpa.pɐˈfi.ɡus/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for papa-figos, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is papa-figos, spelled P-A-P-A---F-I-G-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome comum do pássaro migratório Oriolus oriolus das regiões temperadas da Eurásia, de grande dimorfismo sexual onde o macho possui cor amarelo vivo e com asas e cauda pretas enquanto fêmeas e jovens têm cores mais suaves, bico alaranjado e com duas subespécies reconhecidas: o papa-figos-europeu (com ocorrência na Europa e parte da Ásia, até a Mongólia e o Cazaquistão), e o papa-figos-indiano (presente no Afeganistão e Índia)
  2. 2
    designação dada a diversas aves comuns em terras lusitanas, pertencentes a várias famílias como dos laniídeos, parídeos, regulídeos e silviídeos
  3. 3
    em naus redondas, cada vela menor dos mastros grande e traquete, bem como o conjunto delas
  4. 4
    figura inventada e monstruosa usada para infundir o medo em crianças
  5. 5
    indivíduo que, visando curar-se de lepra ou morfeia, mata crianças para comer-lhes o fígado
  6. 6
    homossexual masculino ativo
  7. 7
    nome do pássaro endêmico das matas úmidas da ilha de São Tomé, de cor azul-escura e da espécie Oriolus crassirostris

Synonyms

clérigomarantesoríolopapa-figos-europeupapa-figos-eurasiáticofelosapapa-amorasbicho-papãopapãopapa-figos-de-são-tomé

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "papa-figos"?
"papa-figos" is spelled P-A-P-A---F-I-G-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpa.pɐˈfi.ɡus/.
What does "papa-figos" mean?
As a noun, "papa-figos" means: nome comum do pássaro migratório Oriolus oriolus das regiões temperadas da Eurásia, de grande dimorfismo sexual onde o macho possui cor amarelo vivo e com asas e cauda pretas enquanto fêmeas e jove...
How do you pronounce "papa-figos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "papa-figos" is /ˌpa.pɐˈfi.ɡus/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "papa-figos" come from?
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Using “papa-figos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-P-A---F-I-G-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌpa.pɐˈfi.ɡus/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list