# laplas

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The assistant to a houngan or mambo.

## Etymology
From Haitian Creole laplas, from French la place.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/laplas