Papa can refer to:

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• The letter P in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
• Name of mother Earth according to Polynesian mythology. See Papa (mythology).
• A South Korean drama. See Papa (drama).
• In Hinduism, bad merits that occur due to bad deeds.
• The town of Pápa in Hungary.
• The a pet form of "father" or a variation of it, in many languages (see below).
• The Spanish word for potato (in some dialects) and slang for "food".
• (in uppercase and with the definite article) the Spanish and Italian word for Pope. Also used occasionally by some Catholics regardless of language.
• Papa Lazarou, a fictional character from The League of Gentlemen.
• PAPA, the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.
• Papa Bouba Diop, a football (soccer) player from Senegal.

A lot of languages (often unrelated) have words with labial consonants and open vowels as their word for "father" and "mother"; /papa/ is just one example. A discussion of this phenomenon can be found in the article Mama and papa. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary[1] is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... P is the sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet. ... FAA radiotelephony phonetic alphabet and Morse code chart. ... Mother Earth is a common metaphorical expression for the Earth and its biosphere as the giver and sustainer of life. ... Polynesia is a triangle of islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Maori), Papa is the mother Earth, wife of the sky god, Rangi. ... Motto: Broadly bring benefit to humanity (Korean: 널리 인간 세계를 이롭게 하라) Anthem: Aegukga Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul Official language(s) Korean Government President Prime Minister Presidential democracy Roh Moo-hyun vacant Establishment - Gojoseon - Declaration of Republic - Liberation - First Republic 2333 BC March 1, 1919 August 15, 1945 August 15, 1948 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water... There are many articles named Drama: Drama, the art form. ... The 18-episode KBS drama Papa---Love Forever went into filmed in somewhere between late 1995 and early 1996. ... Hinduism (Devnāgari: ), also known as Sanatana Dharma () and Vaidika Dharma - ) is a worldwide religious tradition that is based on the Indo-Aryan religion of the Vedas, and is generally regarded as the oldest major religion still practiced in the world today [1]. The term Hinduism is an amorphous concept... Pápa is a historical town in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills. ... A father is traditionally the male parent of a child. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the head of the Catholic Church, which considers him the successor of St. ... Papa Lazarou Papa Lazarou is a fictional character in the BBC TV comedy programme The League of Gentlemen. ... See: The League of Gentlemen (novel), by John Boland The League of Gentlemen (film) starring Jack Hawkins and made in 1959. ... The Professional and Amateur Pinball Association (PAPA) is an organization supporting the game of pinball as a recreational and competitive sport. ... Papa Bouba Diop, in his national kit. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The sequences of sounds /ma/, /mama/ and similar ones are known to correspond to the word for mother in many languages of the world, often completely unrelated among themselves. ...