palapa
Americannoun
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a simple, thatched-roof dwelling, usually open on the sides.
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any building resembling this, especially in a resort area, as a restaurant, beachhouse, or the like.
Etymology
Origin of palapa
Perhaps < Mexican Spanish: a kind of palm tree
Example Sentences
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Enjoy lobsters, shrimp, freshly caught finfish and oysters under a seaside palapa with your feet in the sand.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2022
And we didn't have the budget to make a real palapa, so we put petates, which are the mats, the floor mats.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2019
The house was a palapa, the roof made of thatched palm.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 28, 2016
The sky was overcast and a cool, salty mist dampened our skin as we settled into beach chairs under a palapa.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2014
Fodor�s describes the resort as �luxury palapa suites among the trees, with more outdoor than indoor living.�
From Time Magazine Archive
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