"tapa" meaning in English

See tapa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑːpə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tapa.wav Forms: tapas [plural], tappa [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑːpə Etymology: From Tongan tapa. Etymology templates: {{der|en|to|tapa}} Tongan tapa Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tapa (countable and uncountable, plural tapas)
  1. A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Mulberry family plants Synonyms: kapa Translations (Polynesian cloth): kapa (Hawaiian), hiapo (Niuean), siapo (Samoan), tapa (Tongan)
    Sense id: en-tapa-en-noun-wwIgrcfV Disambiguation of Mulberry family plants: 66 16 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Niuean translations, Terms with Samoan translations, Terms with Tongan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 23 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑːpə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tapa.wav Forms: tapas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːpə Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tapa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|tapa}} Spanish tapa Head templates: {{en-noun}} tapa (plural tapas)
  1. Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas. Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-tapa-en-noun-PGvCQaDb Disambiguation of Foods: 28 47 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑːpə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tapa.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːpə Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tapa (uncountable)
  1. Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-tapa-en-noun--K3LjoQq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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