pope

/ˈpope/ · B2 · noun · m

pope

pope — pope

⛪ pope (Spanish, Russian priest) = same look as English pope, but a humble village priest

Spanish pope comes from Russian поп (pop), a priest of the Orthodox church. It looks like English pope but is not the head of the church. Link it by form: pope in Spanish is just an Orthodox parish priest, not the Vatican leader.

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