lapa
lapa
lapa(
lah
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pah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (mollusk)
a. limpet
La roca está cubierta de lapas y es muy difícil despegarlas.The rock is covered with limpets and it is very difficult to get them off it.
2. (colloquial) (pejorative) (hanger-on)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. leech (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Julia está muy agobiada porque el chico que está enamorado de ella es una auténtica lapa.Julia is feeling overwhelmed because the guy who is in love with her is a real leech.
b. pest (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
¡Eres una lapa! ¡No puedo ir solo a ningún sitio!You're such a pest! I can't go anywhere on my own!
3. (rodent) (Colombia) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. paca
La piel de la lapa es oscura y moteada con manchas blancas.The paca's skin is dark and mottled with white spots.
lapaNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (zoology)
a. limpet
2. (fig)
a.
pegarse como una lapato cling like a leech
3. (colloquial)
a. hanger-on, pest
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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