papabile

Parola del giorno

Today’s Parola del giorno is the adjective papabile, which means popeable or able to be pope. It is a word that is used to describe individuals (men, actually) who might be appointed pope.

While this might sound like a neologism of the 21st century, according to linguists the word has been around since the 1500s! Who knew?

While I’m not Catholic, I do wit…