palapas
- plural of palapa.
Example Sentences
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“We were living on the beach under palapas and just this really beautiful setting, and we wanted to see if we could make the equipment with good carpenters,” Carter said during a recent videoconferencing chat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
Driftwood palapas line the main beach, and there’s a hillside spa, where treatments like hot-stone massage are done in an open-air pavilion.
From Time ● Sep. 25, 2017
The cluster of smart-looking oceanfront palapas, complete with Daliesque cactus gardens, private saltwater plunge pools and iPod docks are a far cry from the area’s typical ramshackle guest cottages.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2013
The patio umbrellas look like a cluster of palapas on a Yucatan beach, and as the sun sets on the outdoor space, strings of lights come alive.
From Washington Post
Summit Surf is a legitimate Southern California-style surf shop, the likes of which have never been seen before in these here parts, complete with palapas and boards decking the ceilings.
From Time Magazine Archive
