Payette

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proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench Payette →
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Meanings

proper nounPayette (countable and uncountable, plural Payettes)

plural Payettes

  1. countableuncountableA surname from French.
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Payette County, Idaho, United States.

Origin

  1. FrenchPayette
  2. EnglishPayette

Borrowed from French Payette.

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APA

Payette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Payette

MLA

“Payette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Payette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Payette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Payette.

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