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palapas

palapas is the plural of palapa.

Meaning of palapa

Noun (1)

palapa (plural palapas)

  1. An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves.
    • At the average home price, you can find a two- or even three-bedroom house with a pool and palapa.2008 January 11, Beth Greenfield, “Fishing Boats, Surfboards and Not a High-Rise in Sight”, in New York Times

Noun (2)

palapa (uncountable)

  1. A sweet and spicy Filipino condiment made with white scallions, ginger, turmeric, chili, and toasted grated coconut.

Questions about palapas

What is palapas the plural of?
Palapas is the plural of palapa.

Words near palapas in the dictionary

  1. palantypists
  2. Palao
  3. palapa
  4. Palapag
  5. palapalai
  6. palapas
  7. Palapye
  8. palar
  9. Palarang
  10. Palarao
  11. Palare

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