tepakare Polynesian catamaran: a double-hulled voyaging canoe / twins

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	tepakare

1. • Polynesian catamaran: a double-hulled voyaging canoe
   • • Naut

   • • Example 1470:
       

       Toñaki ie Laperus ponu, ae, tepakare. Lovia tilu, ne?

       Lapérouse's ship, you know, it was a catamaran. With two sections, you see?

2. • twins
   • • Kin

   • • Example 2408:
       

       Da ne tepakare.

       They are twins.

Related entries

• See also:
  • kuo canoe, esp. traditional canoe made of a single trunk, with no outrigger / boat, ship, from other cultures / “canoe tree”: k.o. tree (unidentified), traditionally chosen for making canoes – hence its name