Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popemobile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: pope-mo-bile
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.

Informal

noun

Alternative form of Popemobile.

Example Sentences

"Even before the pontiff’s arrival in the United States on Tuesday, the Pequeños had gathered outside the Vatican Embassy, singing and dancing with other followers of their exuberant early Christianity movement, the Neocatechumenal Way. They waited for hours on Wednesday in a crush of admirers along Pennsylvania Avenue to catch a glimpse of his passing popemobile."

Etymology

From pope + -mobile. Calque of Italian papamobile.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pope

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Popemobiles (plural)

Questions

What does popemobile mean?: Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.
Where does popemobile come from?: From pope + -mobile. Calque of Italian papamobile.

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