Lapp

UK
/læp/
US
/læp/

Translations

Lappadjective
UK
/læp/
US
/læp/
Used attributively to describe things relating to the Sámi people (e.g. ‘Lapp boots’).
Lappproper noun
Surname and occasional place-name.
Synonyms
Sami people
Sámi people

Definitions

Lappadjective
Relating to the Sámi people, their culture, or their languages.
Traditional Lapp costumes are brightly coloured and trimmed with reindeer fur.
Lappproper noun
A surname.
Gene Lapp played professional baseball in the 1940s.