papazgo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish papadgo, from Medieval Latin papāticus, equivalent to papa (“pope”) +‎ -azgo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /paˈpaθɡo/ [paˈpaθ̬.ɣ̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /paˈpasɡo/ [paˈpaz.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -aθɡo
• Rhymes: -asɡo
• Syllabification: pa‧paz‧go

Noun

papazgo m (plural papazgos)

1. papacy

   Synonym: papado

References

• papa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Further reading

• “papazgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014