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lapa.

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

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    South-Africa
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sotho lelapa.

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

Where this word comes from

From Chinese 喇叭 (lǎba).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.