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ta·pa
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pɑ
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-pah
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noun
Usually,
tapas
.
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
Origin:
<
Spanish:
literally, cover, lid (probably <
Germanic;
see
tap
2
)
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ta·pa
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ə
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-p
uh
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uh
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noun
1.
the bark of the paper mulberry.
2.
Also called
tapa cloth.
a cloth of the Pacific islands made by pounding this or similar barks flat and thin, used for clothing and floor covering.
Origin:
1815–25;
<
Polynesian
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tapa
(ˈtɑːpə)
—
n
1.
the inner bark of the paper mulberry
2.
a paper-like cloth made from this in the Pacific islands
[C19: from Marquesan and Tahitian]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Example sentences
The oil may have been used to waterproof and dye
tapa
cloth.
These early garments were made of native
tapa
, or bark cloth.
Tapa
cloth, a cloth made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree.
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