laplas
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Haitian Creole laplas, from French la place.
Noun[edit]
laplas (plural laplas)
- (voodoo) The assistant to a houngan or mambo.
- 1953, Maya Deren, Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 156:
- The la-place is, in a sense, master of ceremonies for the houngan.
- 1995, Marilyn Houlberg, in Cosentino (ed.), Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, South Sea International Press 1998, p. 277:
- The laplas and the two flag bearers followed Divié all around the poto mitan a number of times as he did this.
- 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 48:
- The reine dwapo and the laplas swing the flags and the sword and salute the cardinal points and the congregation.
Alternative forms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Haitian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French la place (“town square”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
laplas
- square, plaza
- Clipping of komandan laplas.
Descendants[edit]
- → English: lapas
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