lapa
Spanish, noun/ˈlapa/
lapa is spelled L-A-P-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,983rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lapa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “limpet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Telilla o nata que diversos vegetales criptógamos forman en la superficie de algunos líquidos”.
What does lapa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelimpet
- 2
femininelimpet (person who sticks to another)
- 3
femininelowland paca
- 4
femininemacaw
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Telilla o nata que diversos vegetales criptógamos forman en la superficie de algunos líquidos.
noun: 1. (Arctium lappa) Lampazo (planta). 2. (Patellogastropoda) Nombre común de varios moluscos gasterópodos comestibles, como los del orden Docoglossa.
noun: 1. Variedad de guacamayo. 2. (Cuniculus paca) Paca.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lapa
- lapas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lapa?
- /ˈlapa/
- [ˈla.pa]
- [ˈlapa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lapa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lapa in Spanish?
lapa appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).