rapa nui
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁa.pɐ ˈnuj/
rapa nui is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Easter Islander (person from Easter Island)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does rapa nui mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineEaster Islander (person from Easter Island)
noun
- 1
masculineRapa Nui (eastern Polynesian language spoken in Easter Island)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of rapa nui
- rapanui alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rapa nui?
- Brazil /ˈʁa.pɐ ˈnuj/
- Brazil [ˈha.pɐ ˈnuɪ̯]
- /ˈʁa.pɐ ˈnuj/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.