labban.

Brit.

/ˈlabə/, U.S.

/ˈlæbə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms:

α. Chiefly Guyana 1700s–1800s laubba, 1800s laba, 1700s– labba, 1800s lobba.

β. Chiefly Trinidad 1800s– lapa, 1800s lape, 1800s lapp, 1800s–1900s lap, 1800s– lapo, 1800s– lappe Brit. /lap/, U.S. /læp/.

Origin: A borrowing from Arawak. Etymon: Arawak laba.

Etymology: < Arawak laba, labba.Between vowels, b and p sound similar in Arawak and were apparently heard differently by English speakers in different regions, respectively leading to the α. and β. forms.

Chiefly Guyana and Trinidad.

A large neotropical rodent, Cuniculus paca, related to the agoutis and valued for its meat; = paca n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Dasyproctidae (agouti)

agouti1568

paca1657

labba1769

acouchi1780

accouri1824

Patagonian hare1839

α.

1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 129 The Laubba is covered with fine short hair, of a chesnut colour..; but this chesnut coloured hair is diversified with white circular spots.

1770 E. Bancroft Hist. Charles Wentworth II. 227 A labba, as it is termed by the Indians, whose flesh is, perhaps, the most delicate of all the animal creation.

1806 G. Pinckard Notes on W. Indies II. 428 A small species of deer, called wirrebocerra, the laba, and the armadillo are among the animals they most esteem.

1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. i. 8 The tapir, the lobba, and deer, afford excellent food.

1876 C. B. Brown Brit. Guiana ii. 25 [He] went..to procure some game for us, and returned with three fine labba (Cœlogenis paca).

1952 E. Mittelhölzer Children of Kaywana (1959) 90 He was here two days ago on his way to the creek. He wanted me to join him. He was hunting labba.

2002 C. Williams Sugar & Slate 179 There's a well-known Guyanese expression that goes ‘Eat Labba drink creek water and you will always return’.

β. 1802 in L. Winer Dict. Eng./Creole Trinidad & Tobago (2009) 514/1 Laps..[have] the flavour of roasted pigs.1838 E. L. Joseph Warner Arundell III. vi. 86 A flock of quank, or musk-hogs, and several lapes, now rushed by, grunting and squeaking.1858 L. A. A. de Verteuil Trinidad iii. 87 Lapo, or Lape (Cavia Paca).—The Lape is not so common as the Aguti.1919 in L. Winer Dict. Eng./Creole Trinidad & Tobago (2009) 514/2 There is always a snake in the home of the lappe.1936 Trop. Agric. 13 163/1 The excellent quality of the meat of this species has created a ready market for its sale and it is to be feared that the Lappe is suffering in consequence.2001 C. Lans Creole Remedies 133 Lappe often enter their burrows from under water.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	labba
释义	labban. Brit. /ˈlabə/, U.S. /ˈlæbə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: α. Chiefly Guyana 1700s–1800s laubba, 1800s laba, 1700s– labba, 1800s lobba. β. Chiefly Trinidad 1800s– lapa, 1800s lape, 1800s lapp, 1800s–1900s lap, 1800s– lapo, 1800s– lappe Brit. /lap/, U.S. /læp/. Origin: A borrowing from Arawak. Etymon: Arawak laba. Etymology: < Arawak laba, labba.Between vowels, b and p sound similar in Arawak and were apparently heard differently by English speakers in different regions, respectively leading to the α. and β. forms. Chiefly Guyana and Trinidad. A large neotropical rodent, Cuniculus paca, related to the agoutis and valued for its meat; = paca n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Dasyproctidae (agouti) agouti1568 paca1657 labba1769 acouchi1780 accouri1824 Patagonian hare1839 α. 1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 129 The Laubba is covered with fine short hair, of a chesnut colour..; but this chesnut coloured hair is diversified with white circular spots. 1770 E. Bancroft Hist. Charles Wentworth II. 227 A labba, as it is termed by the Indians, whose flesh is, perhaps, the most delicate of all the animal creation. 1806 G. Pinckard Notes on W. Indies II. 428 A small species of deer, called wirrebocerra, the laba, and the armadillo are among the animals they most esteem. 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. i. 8 The tapir, the lobba, and deer, afford excellent food. 1876 C. B. Brown Brit. Guiana ii. 25 [He] went..to procure some game for us, and returned with three fine labba (Cœlogenis paca). 1952 E. Mittelhölzer Children of Kaywana (1959) 90 He was here two days ago on his way to the creek. He wanted me to join him. He was hunting labba. 2002 C. Williams Sugar & Slate 179 There's a well-known Guyanese expression that goes ‘Eat Labba drink creek water and you will always return’. β. 1802 in L. Winer Dict. Eng./Creole Trinidad & Tobago (2009) 514/1 Laps..[have] the flavour of roasted pigs.1838 E. L. Joseph Warner Arundell III. vi. 86 A flock of quank, or musk-hogs, and several lapes, now rushed by, grunting and squeaking.1858 L. A. A. de Verteuil Trinidad iii. 87 Lapo, or Lape (Cavia Paca).—The Lape is not so common as the Aguti.1919 in L. Winer Dict. Eng./Creole Trinidad & Tobago (2009) 514/2 There is always a snake in the home of the lappe.1936 Trop. Agric. 13 163/1 The excellent quality of the meat of this species has created a ready market for its sale and it is to be feared that the Lappe is suffering in consequence.2001 C. Lans Creole Remedies 133 Lappe often enter their burrows from under water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769
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