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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