lapalapa

English

Noun

lapalapa

  1. A three-sided Samoan warclub.

Cebuano

Etymology

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧pa‧la‧pa

Noun

lapalapa

  1. the sole of the foot
  2. (footwear) the bottom of a shoe or boot

Quotations

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Yoruba

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /là.k͡pá.là.k͡pá/

Noun

làpálàpá

  1. ringworm

Derived terms
  • a kì í fi ẹ̀tẹ̀ sílẹ̀ pa làpálàpá (“we don’t leave leprosy in order to treat ringworm”)
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