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Etymology
From mata (“eye”) + pea (“twig”).
Noun
matapea
- a tattoo below the eyes
References
- “matapea” in Sebastián Englert, Idioma rapanui (1978).
- “matapea” in Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, Diccionario etimológico rapanui-español (2000).
- “matapea” in Arturo Hernández Sallés, Carlos Cárcamo Luna, Diccionario ilustrado rapanui, español, inglés, francés (2001).