papabote
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Cajun French papabote, pape-a-bote. See Old French bote (“high shoe, boot”).
Noun
papabote (plural papabotes)
- (Louisiana, dated) A bird, the upland sandpiper.
References
- “papabote”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.