The word "RAPUIT" is a not a standard English word, but rather a Latin word meaning "seized" or "took". Its spelling follows Latin pronunciation rules, with "R" pronounced as a trill "r", "A" as the "ah" sound, "P" as a voiceless "p", "U" as the "oo" sound, and "I" as the short "ih" sound. It can be phonetically transcribed as /ræpuit/ in IPA, with stress on the second syllable.