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Where does “papamoscas” come from?

papamoscas (Spanish) comes from Spanish papar, from Old Spanish papar, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.

papamoscas (Spanish): flycatcher

Definitions

  1. flycatcher

Ancestry of “papamoscas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpaparto slurp, gulp; to munch, chow down
2Old Spanishpapar—
3LatinpappoI eat, eat pap
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