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lapa.

shoulder (the region around the shoulder blade)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑpɑ/[ˈlɑ̝pɑ̝]
  1. shoulder (the region around the shoulder blade)

  2. shoulder (joint between the arm and the torso on an animal, such as a horse)

  3. shoulder (meat from the shoulder of an animal)

  4. blade (flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.)

  5. blade, lamina

  6. headstock, peghead (on a musical instrument, such as a guitar)

  7. blade (of the tongue)

  8. hand, palm

    colloquial · humorous · usually
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *lapa, from Proto-Uralic *lapa.

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