tapa.
lid, cap (the top or cover of a container)
Meaning & usage
lid, cap (the top or cover of a container)
the bottom of a shoe's heel
cover (the front and back of a book)
de tapa blanda
de tapa dura
sluicegate
flank (a cut of meat from the flank of a cow)
tapa, appetizer (small portion of food)
dough for making empanadas
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *tappô Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa)bor. Old Spanish tapa Spanish tapa Inherited from Old Spanish tapa, borrowed from Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Italian tappare and English tap.
salted slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine (usually beef)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *Capa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapa Tagalog tapabor. Spanish tapa Borrowed from Tagalog tapa. Compare English tapa.
inflection of tapar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of tapar: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
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