lappa

noun2

1. •
   (India) A cross-batted swipe.

   • When the ball bounced, the open stance was a good preliminary position from which to play the cross-batted swipe or lappa. — 2010
2. •
   An African waist scarf.

   • Asi clutched her child to her, then wrapped the lifeless body in the lappa which was her own skirt. — 1982