[tuhp-uh
s] 
| the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power. |
[tah-puh, tap-uh] | 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. |
| ta·pa 1 (tä'pə, tāp'ə) n.
[Marquesan and Tahitian.] |
| ta·pa 2 (tä'pä) n. pl. ta·pas (-päs, -päz) Any of various small, savory Spanish dishes, often served as a snack or with other tapas as a meal. [Spanish, lid, appetizer, of Germanic origin.] |
| tap·as (tŭp'əs) n. Hinduism Religious austerity. [Sanskrit tapaḥ, tapas-, heat, austerity.] |