lapa

Definitions of lapa
  1. noun
    any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
  2. noun
    mollusk with a low conical shell
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    type of:
    marisco
    meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
  3. noun
    a persistently annoying person
    synonyms: machacón, moscardón, moscón, pelma, pesado, plaga, quiltro
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    type of:
    atormentador
    someone who torments
  4. noun
    someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
    synonyms: arrimadizo
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    type of:
    adherente, partidario, secuaz, seguidor
    a person who accepts the leadership of another
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