alapa

Etymology
Of la origin.

Originally used by Romans to refer to the strike given from master to slave upon manumission as a final act of indignity. First attested in when the Empire was already greatly expanded, then in the Semitic loanword-ridden  and largely attested in the Christian writings, i. e. from the proponents of a religion.

Hence, probably from, and/or from , related via the idea of an ox trained to.

Noun

 * 1) slap, smack (with the flat of the hand)

Descendants

 * Calabrian: álipa
 * Calabrian: álipa

Etymology 1
From

Noun

 * 1) something armed, with arms

Noun

 * 1)  melon cake

Noun

 * 1)  pepper soup