"tapas" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtæpæs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-pəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtæpəs/ [General-American], /ˈtɑː-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-tapas.wav [Received-Pronunciation], En-us-tapas.ogg [General-American], En-us-ncalif-tapas.ogg [Northern-California] Forms: tapa [singular]
Etymology: From Spanish tapas, the plural of tapa (“appetizer, tapa; cap, lid (cover of a container)”) (from the fact that plates of tapas were originally placed on the tops of glasses of alcoholic beverages as lids), from Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug; tap”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- (“to lose; to sacrifice”). Doublet of tap. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deh₂p-}}, {{bor|en|es|tapas}} Spanish tapas, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{m|es|tapa|t=appetizer, tapa; cap, lid (cover of a container)}} tapa (“appetizer, tapa; cap, lid (cover of a container)”), {{sup|2}} ², {{der|en|got|*𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰}} Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), {{der|en|gem-pro|*tappô|t=plug; tap}} Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug; tap”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*deh₂p-|t=to lose; to sacrifice}} Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- (“to lose; to sacrifice”), {{doublet|en|tap}} Doublet of tap Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=tapa}} tapas pl (normally plural, singular tapa)
  1. A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well. Tags: plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Foods Hypernyms: small plates Derived forms: tapaslike Coordinate_terms: pintxos Translations (variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well): տապաս (tapas) (Armenian), тапас (tapas) (Bulgarian), tapes [feminine, plural] (Catalan), 塔帕斯 (tǎpàsī) (Chinese Mandarin), тапас (Cyrillic), tapas (Czech), tapas (Danish), tapas [feminine, plural] (Dutch), tapa's [feminine, plural] (Dutch), tapas (Finnish), tapas [feminine, plural] (French), tapas [feminine, plural] (Galician), ტაპასი (ṭaṗasi) (Georgian), μεζές (mezés) [masculine] (Greek), טאפס (Hebrew), tapas (Hungarian), タパス (Japanese), 타파스 (tapaseu) (Korean), tapas (Norwegian Bokmål), tapas (Norwegian Nynorsk), tapas [masculine] (Polish), tapas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), petiscos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), та́пас (tápas) (Russian), tapas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), tapas (Swedish), та́пас (tápas) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tapas-en-noun-zCSWYB~M Disambiguation of Foods: 45 10 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 29 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 17 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtæpæs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtæpəs/ [General-American], /ˈθəpəs/ [India] Audio: En-us-tapas.ogg [General-American]
Etymology: From Sanskrit तप् (tap, “heat; to be hot”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm or hot”). Related to tepid. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tep-}}, {{der|en|sa|तप्|t=heat; to be hot}} Sanskrit तप् (tap, “heat; to be hot”), {{sup|1}} ¹, {{der|en|ine-pro|*tep-|t=to be warm or hot}} Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm or hot”), {{l|en|tepid}} tepid Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tapas (uncountable)
  1. (Hinduism, Jainism) (The practice of) asceticism and self-discipline. Tags: Hinduism, Jainism, uncountable Categories (topical): Hinduism, Jainism Translations ((the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline): তপস (topoś) (Bengali), 苦行 (kǔxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), तप (tap) (Hindi), 苦行 (kugyō) (alt: くぎょう) (Japanese), ತಪಸ್ಸು (tapassu) (Kannada), तपः (tapa:) (Newar), ତପସ୍ୟା (tôpôsya) (Odia), та́пас (tápas) (Russian), तपः (tapaḥ) (Sanskrit), தவம் (tavam) (Tamil), తపస్సు (tapassu) (Telugu), ตบะ (Thai), та́пас (tápas) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tapas-en-noun-wMfNvreP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tapas
  1. plural of tapa Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tapa Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-tapas-en-noun-4q~DgkZ- Disambiguation of Foods: 45 10 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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          "word": "তপস"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "kǔxíng",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "苦行"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "tap",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "तप"
        },
        {
          "alt": "くぎょう",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "苦行"
        },
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          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "tapassu",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "ತಪಸ್ಸು"
        },
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          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "तपः"
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          "code": "or",
          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "tôpôsya",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "ତପସ୍ୟା"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tápas",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "та́пас"
        },
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          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "tapaḥ",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "तपः"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "tavam",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "தவம்"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "tapassu",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "తపస్సు"
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        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "ตบะ"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "tápas",
          "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
          "word": "та́пас"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈtæpəs/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈθəpəs/",
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    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English noun forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English pluralia tantum",
    "English terms borrowed from Spanish",
    "English terms derived from Gothic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Spanish",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deh₂p-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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      "word": "tapaslike"
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      "word": "small plates"
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        },
        {
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          "Spanish",
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          "small",
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          "savoury",
          "savory#Adjective"
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        [
          "food",
          "food"
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        [
          "items",
          "item#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "snack",
          "snack"
        ],
        [
          "croquette",
          "croquette"
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        [
          "cured",
          "cured#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "meat",
          "meat"
        ],
        [
          "potato salad",
          "potato salad"
        ],
        [
          "seafood",
          "seafood"
        ],
        [
          "served",
          "serve#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "sherry",
          "sherry"
        ],
        [
          "alcoholic",
          "alcoholic#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "beverage",
          "beverage"
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        "plural",
        "plural-normally"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtæpæs/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/-pəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtæpəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɑː-/",
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        "General-American"
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    {
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tapas",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "տապաս"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tapas",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "тапас"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tapes"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tǎpàsī",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "塔帕斯"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Cyrillic",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "тапас"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tapa's"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭaṗasi",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "ტაპასი"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mezés",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μεζές"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "טאפס"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "タパス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tapaseu",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "타파스"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "petiscos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tápas",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "та́пас"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "tapas"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tápas",
      "sense": "variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well",
      "word": "та́пас"
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    {
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      "expansion": "tepid",
      "name": "l"
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        "(The practice of) asceticism and self-discipline."
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          "Jainism"
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      ],
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        "Jainism",
        "uncountable"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtæpəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθəpəs/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8a/En-us-tapas.ogg/En-us-tapas.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/En-us-tapas.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "topoś",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "তপস"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǔxíng",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "苦行"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "tap",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "तप"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くぎょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kugyō",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "苦行"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "tapassu",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "ತಪಸ್ಸು"
    },
    {
      "code": "new",
      "lang": "Newar",
      "roman": "tapa:",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "तपः"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "tôpôsya",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "ତପସ୍ୟା"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tápas",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "та́пас"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "tapaḥ",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "तपः"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "tavam",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "தவம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "tapassu",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "తపస్సు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "ตบะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tápas",
      "sense": "(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline",
      "word": "та́пас"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tapas"
}

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    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English noun forms",
    "en:Foods",
    "tl:Fish"
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        }
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        "plural of tapa"
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          "tapa",
          "tapa#English"
        ]
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        "plural"
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}

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