Otaheite

== English == === Etymology === From (misinterpretation of) Tahitian 'o Tahiti. === Proper noun === Otaheite (obsolete) Tahiti. [18th c.] === Adjective === Otaheite (comparative more Otaheite, superlative most Otaheite) (now only in compound terms) Tahitian. [from 18th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === Otaheite (uncountable) (obsolete) The Tahitian language. [18th c.] 1774, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 1 December: I found Omai seated on the Great Chair, and my Brother next to him, and talking Otaheite as fast as possible. (obsolete, rare) A Tahitian. [19th c.]