attap means nipa; a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
noun
- Nipa; a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
- Thatch made from leaves of the nipa palm.
- A section of attap thatch.“I therefore sent my two men immediately to buy "ataps" (palm-leaf thatch) to repair the roof, and the next day, with the assistance of eight of the Sultan's men, got all my stores and furniture carried up and pretty comfortably arranged.”