tapa
A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberryA kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
» I haven't had a chance to try their tapas, but seeing how crowded the bar was, they must be good.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
(uncountable)Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
Examples
3 sentencesI haven't had a chance to try their tapas, but seeing how crowded the bar was, they must be good.
Tapas are a typical Spanish dish.
Tapas are Spanish appetizers.
deTapas sind spanische Appetithäppchen.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Spanish tapa. Doublet of tap. Borrowed from Tagalog tapa.Borrowed from Spanish tapa. Doublet of tap.
Borrowed from Tagalog tapa.
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Forms
plural: tapasSynonyms
4 synonyms- a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark:tappa
- the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus:tapa barktappatappa bark
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable