"tapa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑːpə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tapa.wav Forms: tapas [plural], tappa [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑːpə Etymology: ] Borrowed from Tongan tapa. Etymology templates: {{bor|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 Synonyms: kapa Translations (Polynesian cloth): kapa (Hawaiian), hiapo (Niuean), siapo (Samoan), tapa (Tongan)
    Sense id: en-tapa-en-noun-en:cloth 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, Foods, Mulberry family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 23 21 Disambiguation of Foods: 47 17 35 Disambiguation of Mulberry family plants: 83 7 10
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. Doublet of tap. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|tapa}} Spanish tapa, {{doublet|en|tap}} Doublet of tap Head templates: {{en-noun}} tapa (plural tapas)
  1. Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
    Sense id: en-tapa-en-noun-en:appetizer
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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