abbas

BrE /ˈæbə/ AmE /ˈæbə/

noun en → es

1 RELIGIOUS LEADER C2

the title given to a patriarch or archbishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church and some other Christian churches.

abad, obispo

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Collocations Abba of Mount Athos · Abba of Jerusalem

  • The Abba of the monastery is a respected religious leader.

    El abad del monasterio es un líder religioso respetado.

2 FATHER B1

(informal) father, used in some languages as a term of endearment.

padre (de cariño)

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Collocations Abba dear · My Abba

  • He called his father 'Abba' as a term of endearment.

    Lo llamaba 'Abba' como un término de cariño.