Etymology

Lapp

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Today it means: An indigenous person from Lapland. One of the Sami people. Full definition →

Swedish lapp
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromlapp
  2. English todayLapp

From Swedish lapp, possibly of Finnish origin. Compare Finnish Lappi.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.