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lapa.

grotto, cave; shelter

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈlapɐ]
  1. grotto, cave; shelter

    feminine
  2. standing stone

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Obscure. Probably from Paleo-Hispanic *lappa; less likely from Proto-Germanic *lappô: "rag", then "border", then, hypothetically, "shelter".

noun[ˈlapɐ]
  1. limpet

    feminine
  2. Someone dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Obscure.

noun[ˈlapɐ]
  1. flame

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from lapar (“to lap, lick with the tonge”).

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