palapa

Spanish.

palapa (plural palapas)

1. An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves.
   • 2008 January 11, Beth Greenfield, “Fishing Boats, Surfboards and Not a High-Rise in Sight”, in New York Times‎:

     At the average home price, you can find a two- or even three-bedroom house with a pool and palapa.

• Hyphenation: pa‧la‧pa
• IPA^(key): /paˌlaʔˈpaʔ/

palâpâ

1. midrib of a banana leaf or coconut frond

From a Malayo-Polynesian source. Compare Tagalog palapa (“midrib of a banana leaf or large palm frond”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (“midrib of a coconut frond”).[1]

palapa f (plural palapas)

1. a thatched roof
2. an open structure with a thatched roof, palapa