lapin

¹

[ lap-in; French la-pan ]

noun

, plural lap·ins [lap, -inz, l, a, -, pan].

1. a rabbit.
2. rabbit fur, especially when trimmed and dyed.

lapin

²

[ lap-in; French la-pan ]

noun

, plural lap·ins [lap, -inz, l, a, -, pan].

1. a rabbit.
2. rabbit fur, especially when trimmed and dyed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapin¹

1900–05; < French, Middle French, perhaps, by suffix alteration, from laperean rabbit < Ibero-Romance; cony

Origin of lapin²

1900–05; < French, Middle French, perhaps, by suffix alteration, from laperean rabbit < Ibero-Romance; cony

Example Sentences

Whipped rabbit dropped off with apricots poached in cardamom syrup makes a pleasing start, but rillettes de lapin are easily sourced in Washington.

From Washington Post

Anticipate glossy reductions, ethereal pike quenelles in a foamy moat of lobster sauce and tout le lapin, er, “all of the rabbit.”

From Washington Post

New Yorkers raving over slowly braised lapin, complaining about the too small holes in their bread and cheeses!

From New York Times

The tarte de lapin pairs rabbit with a Parmesan and prosciutto crust; it’s what a favorite family meatloaf might taste like if Grandma were a trapper.

From New York Times

In France it is the rabbit's nest, "nid le lapin," that people sometimes discover.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bunny
• coney
• cony
• hare
• lagomorph