lapin
Americannoun
plural
lapins-
a rabbit.
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rabbit fur, especially when trimmed and dyed.
Etymology
Origin of lapin
1900–05; < French, Middle French, perhaps, by suffix alteration, from laperean rabbit < Ibero-Romance; cony
Example Sentences
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Whipped rabbit dropped off with apricots poached in cardamom syrup makes a pleasing start, but rillettes de lapin are easily sourced in Washington.
From Washington Post
Anticipate glossy reductions, ethereal pike quenelles in a foamy moat of lobster sauce and tout le lapin, er, “all of the rabbit.”
From Washington Post
New Yorkers raving over slowly braised lapin, complaining about the too small holes in their bread and cheeses!
From New York Times
The tarte de lapin pairs rabbit with a Parmesan and prosciutto crust; it’s what a favorite family meatloaf might taste like if Grandma were a trapper.
From New York Times
In France it is the rabbit's nest, "nid le lapin," that people sometimes discover.
From Project Gutenberg
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