pa

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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

“Trumpets,” Zárate instructed three students in the back, “make the introduction sound majestic — pa ra ra ra ra — like a king is coming!”

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

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

Crying ’cause I knew just how John Worth felt about losing his pa.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye