tapa

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈtɑːpə/

Definition of tapa

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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

  1. (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.”
  2. Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
  3. (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.

Anagrams of tapa

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Words you can make from tapa

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3-letter words

3 words

2-letter words

4 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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