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atap
The definition of atap refers to leaves from a nipa palm that are used for covering the top of a building or a roof in Malaya.
(noun)A Malayan house with a thatch roof is an example of a roof covered with atap.
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See atap in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- thatch for native huts in Malaya, made of leaves of the nipa palm
- nipa
Origin: Malay, roof, thatch
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