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lappa

lappa noun: a cross-batted swipe.

Noun (1)

lappa (plural lappas)

  1. (India) A cross-batted swipe.
    • When the ball bounced, the open stance was a good preliminary position from which to play the cross-batted swipe or lappa.2010, Mukul Kesavan, Keshwani Mukul, Men in White, page 12

Noun (2)

lappa (plural lappas)

  1. An African waist scarf.
    • Asi clutched her child to her, then wrapped the lifeless body in the lappa which was her own skirt.1982, Claire Polakoff, African Textiles and Dyeing Techniques, Routledge, →ISBN, page 224
    • In the colder climates of the Diaspora, women wear leotards, tights or exercise pants under the slip lappa to keep the body warm.1997, Nana Akua Kyerewaa Opokuwaa, Akan Protocol: Remembering the Traditions of Our Ancestors, iUniverse edition [self-published], published 2005, →ISBN, page 69

Proper noun capitalized: Lappa

Lappa

  1. (historical) An inland town of ancient Crete, with a district extending from sea to sea, and possessing the port Phoenix.

Forms of lappa

plurallappas

Origin of lappa

From English lap (“a stroke somewhere between a pull and a sweep”).

Questions about lappa

What does lappa mean?
Lappa means a cross-batted swipe.
What part of speech is lappa?
Lappa can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of lappa?
The plural of lappa is lappas.

Words near lappa in the dictionary

  1. Laposky
  2. Laposkys
  3. Lapougian
  4. Lapp
  5. lapp'd
  6. lappa
  7. lappaceous
  8. lappaconitine
  9. Lappajärvi
  10. lappas
  11. lapped

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