Otaheitan

adjective

Ota·​hei·​tan

¦ōtə¦hātᵊn

: of or relating to Otaheite (Tahiti) or its people

Otaheitan noun

Word History

Etymology

from Otaheite (now Tahiti), island in the southern Pacific + English -an

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Rhymes for Otaheitan

• periphyton
• trichophyton
• brighten
• chitin
• frighten
• heighten
• lighten
• phaeton
• tighten
• titan
• triton
• whiten