palapa

palapa
/peuh lah"peuh/; Sp. /pah lah"pah/, n., pl. palapas /-peuhz/; Sp. /-pahs/. (esp. in Mexico)
1. a simple, thatched-roof dwelling, usually open on the sides.
2. any building resembling this, esp. in a resort area, as a restaurant, beachhouse, or the like.
[perh. < MexSp: a kind of palm tree]

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