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papila

Portuguese, noun/paˈpi.lɐ/

papila is spelled P-A-P-I-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 112,486th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papila is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “papilla (any nipple-like structure)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does papila mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininepapilla (any nipple-like structure)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of papila

  • papilas plural
  • papilla alternative obsolete

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce papila?

  • Brazil /paˈpi.lɐ/
  • Portugal /pɐˈpi.lɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to papila

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is papila in Portuguese?

papila appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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