lap

Afrikaans

/lap/

noun
Definitions
  • A patch, a rag, a piece of cloth.
  • A plot, a tract of ground.

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish lap (rag, patch, bloke, rags, cloth, slice of meat, pieces of cloth) inherited from Middle Dutch lap inherited from Old Dutch lap.

Origin

Old Dutch

lap

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