tapa
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 4
/ˈtɑːpə/
Definition of tapa
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
“For many of these cultures, clothing — or at least coverings for basic modesty such as loincloths and G-strings — is the main use of tapa.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
“For many of these cultures, clothing — or at least coverings for basic modesty such as loincloths and G-strings — is the main use of tapa.”
- Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
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(uncountable)Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
“Cusinera serves stupendous silog (traditional Filipino breakfast, $5.61) — eggs with garlic rice and a protein of your choice, such as daing (crispy dried fish), longaniza (juicy, garlicky pork sausage) and tapa (cured beef steak).”
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Etymology
] Borrowed from Tongan tapa.
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