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tapas - 6 dictionary results

ta⋅pas

[tuhp-uhs]
–noun Yoga.
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.

Origin:
1930–35; < Skt: penance, lit., heat

ta⋅pa

2[tah-puh, tap-uh]
–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

ta⋅pa

1[tah-pah]
–noun Usually, tapas.
(esp. in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.

Origin:
< Sp: lit., cover, lid (prob. < Gmc; see tap 2 )
ta·pa 1   (tä'pə, tāp'ə)   
n.  
  1. The inner bark of the paper mulberry.
  2. A paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific islands by pounding this bark or similar bark.

[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.]
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