papete
Portuguese, noun/paˈpɛ.t͡ʃi/
papete is spelled P-A-P-E-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 117,162nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papete is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “flip-flop (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does papete mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineflip-flop (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of papete
- papetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papete?
- Brazil /paˈpɛ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /pɐˈpɛ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is papete in Portuguese?
papete appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).