Definitions for tapaˈtɑ pɑ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ta•paˈtɑ pɑ(n.)
Often, tapas. (esp. in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
Category: Cooking
Origin of tapa:
1950–55; < Sp: lit., cover, lid
ta•paˈtɑ pə, ˈtæp ə(n.)
the bark of the paper mulberry.
Also called ta′pa cloth`. a cloth of the Pacific islands made by pounding this or similar barks flat and thin, used for garments and floor covering.
Origin of tapa:
1815–25; < Polynesian
Princeton's WordNet
tapa, tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark(noun)
the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
tapa, tappa(noun)
a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
Webster Dictionary
Tapa(noun)
a kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa
Translations for tapa
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- dekselAfrikaans

- غِطاءArabic

- капакBulgarian

- tampaPortuguese (BR)

- víkoCzech

- der DeckelGerman

- lågDanish

- καπάκιGreek

- tapaSpanish

- kaasEstonian

- سرپوشFarsi

- kansiFinnish

- couvercleFrench

- מִכסֶהHebrew

- ढक्कनHindi

- poklopacCroatian

- fedőHungarian

- tutupIndonesian

- lokIcelandic

- coperchioItalian

- ふたJapanese

- 뚜껑Korean

- dangtis, viršusLithuanian

- vāksLatvian

- tutupMalay

- dekselDutch

- lokk, dekselNorwegian

- wie(cz)ko, pokrywkaPolish

- سرپوشPersian

- سرپوښPashto

- tampaPortuguese

- capacRomanian

- крышкаRussian

- vrchnák; pokrievkaSlovak

- pokrovSlovenian

- poklopacSerbian

- lockSwedish

- ฝาThai

- kapakTurkish

- 蓋子Chinese (Trad.)

- кришкаUkrainian

- ڈھکناUrdu

- nắp; vungVietnamese

- 盖子Chinese (Simp.)

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