lapa
Portuguese, noun/ˈla.pɐ/
lapa is spelled L-A-P-A (4 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,015th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lapa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “grotto; cave, especially one used as shelter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande pedra ou laje que se sobressai de um rochedo, formando um refúgio”.
What does lapa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrotto; cave, especially one used as shelter
- 2
femininelimpet (a small mollusc)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grande pedra ou laje que se sobressai de um rochedo, formando um refúgio 2. cavidade em encosta de rochas 3. parte correspondente ao chão em uma mina 4. molusco univalve da família dos patelídeos (Patella vulgata)
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Paraná
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lapa
- lapas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lapa?
- Brazil /ˈla.pɐ/
- Portugal /ˈla.pɐ/
- Brazil /"la.p6/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
lapa appears 7.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).