noun · My Body

lap

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The meaning (definition) of the word lap

the flat place on your legs when you sit down

The word lap used in a sentence

“My cat curled up and slept in my lap.”

How the word lap is said around the world

Frenchgenoux (zhuh-NOO)
Spanishregazo (reh-GAH-thoh)
Mandarin腿上 (tway shahng)
Hindiगोद (gohd)
Arabicالحِجْر (al-HIJR)
Russianколени (kuh-LYE-nee)
Portuguese (EU)colo (KOH-loo)
Portuguese (BR)colo (KOH-loo)
Japaneseひざ (hee-ZAH)
GermanSchoß (shohs)
Urduگود (gohd)
Punjabiਗੋਦ (gohd)
Korean무릎 (moo-RUHP)
Hebrewחיק (kheek)
Greekαγκαλιά (ang-gah-LYAH)
Dutchschoot (skhoht)
Tagalogkandungan (kahn-DOONG-ahn)
Vietnameselòng (lawng)
Turkishkucak (koo-JAHK)
Persianروی پا (roo-yeh PAH)
Polishkolana (koh-LAH-nah)
Ukrainianколіна (koh-LEE-nah)
Bengaliকোল (kohl)
Swedishknä (kneh)
Italiangrembo (GREM-boh)

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