lapement
French, noun\lap.mɑ̃\
lapement is spelled L-A-P-E-M-E-N-T (8 letters). Lapement is a French masculine noun meaning “lapping (with the tongue)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de laper”.
What does lapement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelapping (with the tongue)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de laper.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lapement
- lapements plural
- lappement
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lapement?
- \lap.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.