tapa

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[ tah-pah ]

noun
  1. Usually tapas . (especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.

Origin of tapa

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<Spanish: literally, cover, lid (probably <Germanic; see tap2)

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Other definitions for tapa (2 of 2)

tapa2
[ tah-puh, tap-uh ]

noun
  1. the bark of the paper mulberry.

  2. Also called tapa cloth . a cloth of the Pacific Islands made by pounding the bark of the paper mulberry, or similar barks, flat and thin: used for clothing and floor covering.

Origin of tapa

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Borrowed into English from Polynesian around 1815–25

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British Dictionary definitions for tapa

tapa

/ (ˈtɑːpə) /


noun
  1. the inner bark of the paper mulberry

  2. a paper-like cloth made from this in the Pacific islands

Origin of tapa

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C19: from Marquesan and Tahitian

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