English

Noun

lappa ‎(plural lappas)

1. African waist scarf.
   • 1982, Claire Polakoff, African Textiles and Dyeing Techniques, Routledge, ISBN 0710009089, page 224,

     Asi clutched her child to her, then wrapped the lifeless body in the lappa which was her own skirt.

   • 1997, Nana Akua Kyerewaa Opokuwaa, Akan Protocol: Remembering the Traditions of Our Ancestors, 2005 iUniverse edition [self-published], ISBN 0595348505, page 69,

     In the colder climates of the Diaspora, women wear leotards, tights or exercise pants under the slip lappa to keep the body warm.

   • 1998, Love P. Maya, Off the Village Mat: A Novel, 2003 WRITERSWORLD edition [self-published?], ISBN 1904181147, page 56,

     The lappa was tied over a white short-sleeved lace blouse.

Anagrams

• appal
• papal

Buginese

Noun

lappa (lontara ᨒᨄ)

1. joint

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lappa.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -appa

Noun

lappa f ‎(plural lappe)

1. burdock

Verb

lappa

1. third-person singular present indicative of lappare
2. second-person singular imperative of lappare

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‎(“to hang loosely”). See also Latin labium and lambō.

Noun

lappa f ‎(genitive lappae); first declension

1. burdock

Inflection

First declension.

References

• lappa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lappa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• LAPPA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• lappa in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly