Lâpa
 Lapa prepared with poppy seeds. | |
| Type | Porridge |
|---|---|
| Associated cuisine | Greece, Armenia |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Rice |
Lapa (Armenian: Լապա) or lapas (Greek: λαπάς) is a kind of rice porridge or gruel 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.
In Greece, it had historically been used in the past as a remedy for stomach illness.[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
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Notes
[edit]- ↑ G. Babiniotis, Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας (Dictionary of Modern Greek Language) (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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