lappa meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

lappa

noun

Etymology From English lap (“a stroke somewhere between a pull and a sweep”).

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports India A cross-batted swipe.

When the ball bounced, the open stance was a good preliminary position from which to play the cross-batted swipe or lappa.2010, Mukul Kesavan, Keshwani Mukul, Men in White, page 12:

noun

An African waist scarf.

Asi clutched her child to her, then wrapped the lifeless body in the lappa which was her own skirt.1982, Claire Polakoff, African Textiles and Dyeing Techniques, Routledge, →ISBN, page 224:
In the colder climates of the Diaspora, women wear leotards, tights or exercise pants under the slip lappa to keep the body warm.1997, Nana Akua Kyerewaa Opokuwaa, Akan Protocol: Remembering the Traditions of Our Ancestors, iUniverse edition [self-published], published 2005, →ISBN, page 69:

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1998, Love P. Maya, Off the Village Mat: A Novel, 2003 WRITERSWORLD edition [self-published?], →ISBN, page 56, The lappa was tied over a white short-sleeved lace blouse.