lappa

plural lappas

1. Indiaball gamesA 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

plural lappas

1. An African waist scarf.

   1998, Love P. Maya, Off the Village Mat: A Novel, 2003 WRITERSWORLD edition [self-published?], →ISBN, page 56, The lappa was tied over a white short-sleeved lace blouse.

   2 more examples

   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

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