Lâpa

Lapa () or lapas () 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.G. Babiniotis, Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας (Dictionary of Modern Greek Language) (1998)

Etymology The dictionary of the Türk Dil Kurumu considers it a loanword from Pontic Greek ("Rumca").

Robert Dankoff gives it an Armenian origin: լափ lap’ 'watery food for dogs, pap for babies'.Robert Dankoff, Armenian Loanwords in Turkish, . p. 53 snippet

See also

List of porridges

Notes