pape

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UK/peɪp/

noun

A painted bunting.

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Meanings

pape1

nounpape (plural papes)

plural papes

  1. A painted bunting.
  2. ScotlandA Roman Catholic.

Pape2

nounPape (plural Papes)

plural Papes

  1. IrelandScotlandderogatoryA Roman Catholic; a Papist.

    If it was just Papes, if they were going to fight ye, ye would just fight them back.

    2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 54

Pape3

proper nounPape (countable and uncountable, plural Papes)

plural Papes

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A placename.
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri, United States, named after Gideon Pape.
    2. countableuncountableA village in Bijelo Polje municipality, Montenegro.

Origin

Shortened from Papist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pape

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Cite this entry
APA

pape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pape

MLA

“pape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pape. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pape,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pape.

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