palapa

 [puh-lah-puh; Sp. pah-lah-pah]  

pala·pa

   [puh-lah-puh; Sp. pah-lah-pah]
noun, plural pala·pas  [-puhz; Sp. -pahs] . (esp. in Mexico)
1.
a simple, thatched-roof dwelling, usually open on the sides.
2.
any building resembling this, especially in a resort area, as a restaurant, beachhouse, or the like.
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Origin:
perhaps < Mexican Spanish: a kind of palm tree
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Palapa is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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