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paepae

paepae noun: the horizontal element on the ground at the front of a wharenui, serving as the threshold of the building.

Noun

paepae (plural paepaes)

  1. (New Zealand) The horizontal element on the ground at the front of a wharenui, serving as the threshold of the building.

Forms of paepae

pluralpaepaes

Origin of paepae

Borrowed from Māori paepae.

Questions about paepae

What does paepae mean?
Paepae means the horizontal element on the ground at the front of a wharenui, serving as the threshold of the building.
What part of speech is paepae?
Paepae is a noun.
What is the plural of paepae?
The plural of paepae is paepaes.

Words near paepae in the dictionary

  1. paeonismus
  2. paeonol
  3. paeonolum
  4. paeons
  5. paeony
  6. paepae
  7. paepaes
  8. Paerata
  9. Paeroa
  10. paerucumarin
  11. PAES

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