Baitsi

noun

Bai·​tsi

ˈbītsē

plural Baitsi or Baitsis

1

a

: a Papuan people on Bougainville Island

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Baitsi people

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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