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lapa

lapa noun: an open structure in South Africa, typically a thatched roof supported by wooden poles.

lapa: an open structure in South Africa, typically a thatched roof supported by wooden poles
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Noun (1)

lapa (plural lapas)

  1. (South Africa) An open structure in South Africa, typically a thatched roof supported by wooden poles.

Noun (2)

lapa (plural lapas)

  1. A metal wind instrument of 19th-century China, resembling the oboe.

Forms of lapa

plurallapas

Origin of lapa

Borrowed from Sotho lelapa.

From Chinese 喇叭 (lǎba).

Questions about lapa

What does lapa mean?
Lapa means an open structure in South Africa, typically a thatched roof supported by wooden poles.
What part of speech is lapa?
Lapa is a noun.
What is the plural of lapa?
The plural of lapa is lapas.

Words near lapa in the dictionary

  1. lap-sash seatbelts
  2. lap-top computer
  3. lap-top computers
  4. lap/sash seatbelt
  5. lap/sash seatbelts
  6. lapa
  7. lapachenole
  8. lapacho
  9. lapachol
  10. lapachols
  11. lapachone

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