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Popemobile

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Popemobile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pope + -mobile. Calque of Italian papamobile.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: pousmobiel — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Armenian: պապամոբիլ (papamobil) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Belarusian: папамабіль (papamabilʹ) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Catalan: papamòbil — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 教宗座驾 (jiàozōng zuòjià) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Czech: papamobil — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Danish: pavemobil — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Dutch: pausmobiel — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Esperanto: papamobilo — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Finnish: paavimobiili — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • French: papamobile — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • German: Papamobil — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Greek: παποκίνητο (papokínito) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Greek: παπικό όχημα (papikó óchima) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Greek: ειδικό όχημα μεταφοράς του πάπα (eidikó óchima metaforás tou pápa) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Hebrew: פופמוביל — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Indonesian: Mobil Paus — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Italian: papamobile — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Japanese: パパモビル (Papamobiru) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Korean: 교황 전용차 (gyohwang jeonyongcha) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Latin: papocinetum — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Lithuanian: papamobilis — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Norwegian Bokmål: popemobile — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Polish: papamobile — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Portuguese: papamóvel — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Romanian: papamobil — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Russian: папамоби́ль (papamobílʹ) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Serbo-Croatian: papamobil — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Slovene: papeževo vozilo — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Spanish: papamóvil — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Swedish: popemobile — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Swedish: påvemobil — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Ukrainian: папамобіль (papamobilʹ) — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope
  • Waray-Waray: papamobil — any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope