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papabote

papabote noun: a bird, the upland sandpiper.

papabote: a bird, the upland sandpiper
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Noun

papabote (plural papabotes)

  1. (Louisiana, dated) A bird, the upland sandpiper.

Forms of papabote

pluralpapabotes
alternative formpapabot
alternative formpapabotte

Origin of papabote

From Cajun French papabote, pape-a-bote. See Old French bote (“high shoe, boot”).

Questions about papabote

What does papabote mean?
Papabote means a bird, the upland sandpiper.
What part of speech is papabote?
Papabote is a noun.
What is the plural of papabote?
The plural of papabote is papabotes.

Words near papabote in the dictionary

  1. papabili
  2. papability
  3. papable
  4. papables
  5. papabot
  6. papabote
  7. papabotes
  8. papabots
  9. papabotte
  10. papabottes
  11. papacide

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