单词 | lapa |
释义 | lapan. 1. South African. With reference to a traditional Sotho homestead. a. A courtyard used for cooking, eating, and socializing, typically enclosed by a wall or fence, and sometimes covered by a roof. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun] court1377 closec1440 quadrant1443 pryelle1480 base court1490 palace1506 quadranglec1543 courtyard1552 palace courta1679 quad1786 under-ward1826 tetrastoön1838 courtlet1844 riad1881 lapa1886 patio1931 1886 Month Mar. 392 Ravanango now invited the missionaries to enter the lapa or reception-hall, which stood upon a kind of terrace, and consisted of a large thatched roof supported by four columns. 1924 E. B. Ford Waterfalls 10 My boy! My son! He brought me everything His mealie-cart, his whip, his earthen cow And I played with him in the ‘lapa’ ring. 1959 Afr. Music 2 62 They build in a variety of styles.., the constant local feature being the yard or lapa. 1990 Weekly Mail (Johannesburg) 30 Mar. 11 A horde of grandchildren who scamper around the lapa of his homestead. b. An enclosed area comprising the cluster of huts belonging to an extended family group; a homestead; a family group or household. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > village > [noun] > village in countries other than England casal1511 clachana1530 rancheria1594 aldeia1609 stanitza1662 kraal1731 pettah1761 township1789 pueblo1808 rancho1819 kainga1820 aoul1828 bustee1834 obe1835 tref1841 kampong1844 mir1856 manyatta1905 lapa1909 shtetl1963 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > [noun] > house with dependent buildings worthOE homestead1610 werf1818 lapa1909 1909 C. L. Harries Notes on Sepedi Laws & Customs ii. 29 These debts arise chiefly through..the purchase of grain, clothing, etc., for the lapas. 1937 A. W. Hoernlé in I. Schapera Bantu-speaking Tribes S. Afr. iv. 91 Within the ward we find the households, each with its own homestead or lapa. 2002 S. Afr. Archaeol. Bull. 57 56/2 The high-status lapa complex also constitutes the western perimeter of the site. 2. In southern African tourist resorts, game reserves, etc.: an open-sided structure, typically consisting of a thatched roof supported by pillars, used for leisure and entertainment.Tourist lapas are a modern reimagining of traditional structures (see sense 1a). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > place of resort > [noun] > place of assembly forum1735 venue1857 folk-stead1876 zoo1885 whare puni1911 assembly-place1936 lapa1982 1982 S. Afr. Panorama Dec. 13 Dinner is served in a reed walled boma, or lapa, within which tables are arranged in a big semi-circle. In the centre burns a log fire. 1999 N.Y. Times 21 Feb. tr12/4 Socializing and meals took place in Ongava's large and airy lapa. 2010 M. D. Firestone & A. Karlin Botswana & Namibia (ed. 2) 263/2 The comprehensive restaurant underneath the lapa is arguably the best eating place in town. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886 |
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