Etymology

palapa

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Today it means: An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves. Full definition →

Spanish palapa ← Tagalog palapa ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq
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The story

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian · derived from*palaqpaq
  2. Tagalog · derived frompalapa“midrib of a coconut frond”
  3. Spanish · borrowed frompalapa
  4. English todaypalapa

Borrowed from Spanish palapa, from Tagalog palapa (“midrib of a coconut frond”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq.

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