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

• aklaplap

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

• lapnos
• tuklap

 

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

• plapla, palpal, pla-pla

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Samoan lavalava.

Noun

laplap

1. clothing