English Explanatory Dictionary

Papeete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of French Polynesia.

Word forms

Papeete Papeʻete

Etymology

From Tahitian pape (“water”) + Tahitian ʻete (“basket”) (cognate with Māori kete, Niuean kato, 'Are'are kato, Hawaiian ʻeke (“sack”). This probably refers to the mountains condensing and collecting rain in the Papeete basin.

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