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pa

[pah, paw] / pɑ, pɔ /
NOUN
dad
Synonyms


NOUN
papa
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




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Much of her sophomore album “Vanity” has main character energy, and Lovestory’s “Telenovela,” with its extended metaphors of Barbarella bad bitches, “tragica erotica,” and using “su lengua pa cambiar el canal” is the descriptive centerpiece.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

Do you and your pa bond best over a meal or a pint?

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

Because stop sounds, along with vowels, are the earliest and most frequent sounds babies tend to babble – which means "pa," "ta," "ba" and "da" are all early infant vocalizations.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022

The goi pa, a vibrant fish salad, is shimmering and opulent, scented with many kinds of mint, the meaty pieces almost invisible among a generous mass of makrut lime leaves and red onion.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022

Was this what it was like for my ma and pa when they first landed?

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

An undeterred Hilton doubled down on courting Latinos after that faux pas, visiting East L.A. multiple times and even serving tacos after a lowrider cruise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The market is shaky because the nuclear euphoria of the pas two years has worn off.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Another Kushner faux pas, this one perhaps reflecting his ignorance of European history: “There is no such thing in the world as forever enemies or forever allies.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The artistic pas de deux took a toll on Kusama’s mental health, sending her into periods of depression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Sometimes, however, for no reason that science can yet explain, a perfectly ordinary faux pas is not forgotten at all.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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