lap

Meaning

1. (masculine) a rag, a piece of cloth
2. (masculine) a patch, a piece of cloth
3. (masculine) a slice of meat
4. (masculine) a plot, a tract (of ground)

rag

patch

lor

tod

vodje

lapwerk

ingezet stuk

opgezet stuk

verstelgoed

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɑp/

From Middle Dutch lap, lappe, from Old Dutch lap, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”). Cognate with German Lappen.

Cognate with German

Lappen

New

lappen

1. (transitive) to piece up, to patch, to repair
2. (transitive) to patch up, to repair with patches
3. (transitive) to raise (money)
4. (transitive) to pay up, to put in extra money
5. (transitive) to clean with a shammy
6. (transitive) to play (a trick) (with indirect object)