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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lapa (Turkish) or lapas (Greek: λαπάς; Armenian: Լապա) is a kind of rice porridgeorgruel eaten in the Balkans, Levant, and Middle East. It is made of just rice, water, and salt and has the consistency of a thick soup.
InGreek cuisine, it is used as a remedy for diarrhea, served with lemon juice.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The dictionary of the Türk Dil Kurumu considers it a loanword from Pontic Greek ("Rumca").[2]
Robert Dankoff gives it an Armenian origin: լափ lap’ 'watery food for dogs, pap for babies'.[3]
See also[edit]
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^ G. Babiniotis, Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας (1998)
^ "TÜRK DİL KURUMU". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
^ Robert Dankoff, Armenian Loanwords in Turkish, ISBN 3-447-03640-0. p. 53 snippet
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