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papeda

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Sago congee, a staple food of native people in Maluku and Papua.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of subgenus Papeda of the genus Citrus, of hardy citrus plants with inedible fruit, native to Asia.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

Any of subgenus Papeda of the genus Citrus, of hardy citrus plants with inedible fruit, native to Asia.

An Ichang papeda (Citrus cavaleriei, syn. Citrus ichangensis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian papeda.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 西米粥 — sago congee
  • Finnish: papeda — sago congee
  • Indonesian: papeda — sago congee
  • North Moluccan Malay: popeda — sago congee
  • Sahu: ḇali — sago congee
  • Ternate: popeda — sago congee
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香櫞亞屬 /香橼亚属 — subgenus Papeda
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柚類 /柚类 — subgenus Papeda
  • Finnish: papeda — subgenus Papeda