laplap

Amis

Verb

laplap

  1. to drive out; to chase away; to drive

Hiligaynon

Verb

láplap

  1. cut, slice

Mokilese

Verb

laplap

  1. (stative) to be important

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lapláp. Compare Hiligaynon laplap.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lapˈlap/ [lɐpˈlap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: lap‧lap

Noun

lapláp (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉ᜔ᜎᜉ᜔)

  1. excoriation; skinning; flaying with a knife (of skin, meat, hide, etc.)
    Synonyms: talop, panit
  2. (colloquial, vulgar) passionate kissing; torrid kissing

Derived terms

  • laplapan
  • laplapin
  • paglaplap

See also

Further reading

  • “laplap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lapláp”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Samoan lavalava.

Noun

laplap

  1. clothing
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