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palapa.

a thatched roof

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈlapa/[paˈla.pa]
  1. a thatched roof

    Mexico · feminine
  2. an open structure with a thatched roof, palapa

    Mexico · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tagalog palapa (“midrib of a banana leaf or large palm frond”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (“midrib of a coconut frond”).

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