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palapa, n. U.S.|pəˈlæpə|
[a. Mexican Sp. palapa, orig. a name for the palm Orbignya cohune, later also used of its leaves and branches.]
A traditional Mexican rustic shelter roofed with palm leaves or branches; also used of any structure built in imitation of this, esp. on a beach. Freq. attrib., esp. in palapa bar, a bar built in such a style.
[1964Nat. Geographic Dec. 872/1 Those roofs over there are covered with palapa, coconut leaves.] 1975Sunset Oct. 50/3 Several villages..offer primitive bungalows or palapas (palm-covered shelters) for a few dollars a night. Ibid. 52/3 Popular hangout for Perula locals and visitors is a palapa-style restaurant..serving octopus, red snapper, pargo—whatever the day's catch. 1980Christian Science Monitor 5 Feb. 15/1 Senor Perez lives next door in a palapa he designed—a conical, open-air Mexican hut. 1986N.Y. Times 20 Apr. vii. 8/2 El Cozumeleno..has the requisite palapa bar at beachside. 1986New Yorker 4 Aug. 32/2 He will swim for his customary hour, and then rest beneath his palapa. |
