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atap definition

at·ap (at′ap′)

noun

  1. thatch for native huts in Malaya, made of leaves of the nipa palm
  2. nipa

Etymology: Malay, roof, thatch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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