Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lapa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: la-pa
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Sotho lelapa.

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

lapas (plural)

Questions

What does lapa mean?: An open structure in South Africa, typically a thatched roof supported by wooden poles.
Where does lapa come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

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