LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

papae

papae
Classical[paˈpae̯]Ecclesiastical[paˈpɛː]

Meaning

  1. whoa; ooh; wow; ouch! (expressing any sudden emotion)
    Tum ego: "Papae" inquam "ut magna promittis!""Whoa!", I said, "You promise such great things!"524 CE, Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 4.2p

păpae, interj., = παπαί,
I. wonderful! how strange! indeed! papae! divitias tu quidem habuisti luculentas, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 33; id. Bacch. 2, 2, 29; id. Men. 5, 5, 20: papae! jugularas hominem, Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 23; 3, 1, 26; Pers. 5, 79.

Origins

Onomatopoeic, a regional Mediterranean interjection cognate to Ancient Greek πᾰπαῖ (păpaî). Compare babae.

Quick answers

What does papae mean in Latin?
papae, a interjection, means “whoa; ooh; wow”.
How do you pronounce papae?
In classical Latin, [paˈpae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈpɛː].