lappa

Etymology

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

name

An inland town of ancient Crete, with a district extending from sea to sea, and possessing the port Phoenix.

noun

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.”
An African waist scarf.“Asi clutched her child to her, then wrapped the lifeless body in the lappa which was her own skirt.”