lapa

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noun

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

OriginSotho lelapa →
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Meanings

lapa1

nounlapa (plural lapas)

plural lapas

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

lapa2

nounlapa (plural lapas)

plural lapas

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

Origin

lapa · noun

  1. Sotholelapa
  2. Sotholelapa
  3. Englishlapa

Borrowed from Sotho lelapa.

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lapa · noun

From Chinese 喇叭 (lǎba).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

palaalap
Cite this entry
APA

lapa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapa

MLA

“lapa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lapa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapa.

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