palapa

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See also: pālapa

English[edit]

A palapa

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish palapa, from Tagalog palapa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq.

Noun[edit]

palapa (plural palapas)

  1. An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves.
    • 2008 January 11, Beth Greenfield, “Fishing Boats, Surfboards and Not a High-Rise in Sight”, in New York Times[1]:
      At the average home price, you can find a two- or even three-bedroom house with a pool and palapa.

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (midrib of coconut leaf).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧la‧pa
  • IPA(key): /paˌlaʔˈpaʔ/, [paˌl̪aʔˈpaʔ]

Noun[edit]

palâpâ

  1. midrib of a banana leaf or coconut frond

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese pālapa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pa.la.pa/
  • Rhymes: -pa
  • Hyphenation: pa‧la‧pa

Noun[edit]

palapa (plural palapa-palapa, first-person possessive palapaku, second-person possessive palapamu, third-person possessive palapanya)

  1. bitter fruit
  2. Palapa oath
  3. (uncountable) Indonesia's first domestic communications satellite, launched in 1976.

Further reading[edit]

Old Javanese[edit]

Noun[edit]

palapa

  1. Alternative spelling of pālapa

Adjective[edit]

palapa

  1. Alternative spelling of pālapa

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog palapa (midrib of a banana leaf or large palm frond), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (midrib of a coconut frond).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /paˈlapa/ [paˈla.pa]

Noun[edit]

palapa f (plural palapas)

  1. (Mexico) a thatched roof
  2. (Mexico) an open structure with a thatched roof, palapa

References[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (midrib of a coconut frond). Compare Kapampangan palapa, Bikol Central palapa, Pangasinan palapa, Maguindanao palapa, Malay pelepah, Iban pelepah, Tongan palalafa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧la‧pa
  • IPA(key): /paˈlapaʔ/, [pɐˈla.pɐʔ]

Noun[edit]

palapà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜉ)

  1. (botany) the pulpy midrib or petiole of a banana leaf or coconut palm frond or leaf of a similar tree
    Synonyms: balaba, pintal

References[edit]

  • palapa at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[2], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • palapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*palaqpaq”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary