noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, New-Zealand:/ləˈpel/
rhymes with -ɛl
CMU ARPABET:L AH0 P EH1 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lap, overlap
Narrower terms: revers, revere
History
Etymology
From lap + -el (“diminutive suffix”).
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
طَيَّة
(ṭayya)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Armenian:
կրծածալ
(krcacal)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Armenian:
դարձածալ
(darjacal)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Bulgarian:
ревер
(rever)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Catalan:
solapa
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Chinese Mandarin:
翻領 /翻领
(fānlǐng)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Czech:
klopa
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Danish:
jakkerevers
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Dutch:
revers
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Finnish:
käänne
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Finnish:
takinkäänne
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
French:
revers
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
French:
colbac
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Galician:
lapela
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
German:
Revers
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
German:
Klappe
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
German:
Aufschlag
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
German:
Jackenaufschlag
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
German:
Mantelaufschlag
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
German:
Rockaufschlag
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Greek:
πέτο
(péto)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Greek:
γιακάς
(giakás)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Hebrew:
דש
(dash)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Hungarian:
hajtóka
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Hungarian:
rever
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Irish:
liopa
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Irish:
bóna
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Italian:
risvolto
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Latvian:
atloks
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Macedonian:
реве́р
(revér)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Norwegian:
jakkeslag
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Polish:
klapa
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Portuguese:
lapela
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Romanian:
rever
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Russian:
отворо́т
(otvorót)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Russian:
ла́цкан
(láckan)
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Spanish:
solapa
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Spanish:
solapo
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Spanish:
solape
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Swedish:
slag
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Swedish:
kavajslag
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Turkish:
klapa
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat
Welsh:
llabed
— each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat