Papaccio is an

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family

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. The Papaccio surname occurs mostly in Southern Italy, in the

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region. The root "Papa" is probably

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in origin and means "priest" but also a term of respect. Otherwise this surname derives from "papaccella" a vegetable similar to the green peperoni.

People

Salvatore Papaccio Salvatore Papaccio (June 23, 1890 – December 25, 1977) was a tenor and an exponent of Canzone Napoletana. Biography Born in Naples on last decade of the 19th century, Salvatore Papaccio early began to demonstrate his predisposition to the music ...

(1890–1977), Italian singer

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Meaning, etymology and history of surname
The Papaccio Family {{surname Italian-language surnames