papabote

English

a papabote

Alternative forms

• papabot, papabotte

Etymology

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

Noun

papabote (plural papabotes)

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

References

• “papabote”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.