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tapa.

a slap

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈta.pɐ/Brazil/ˈta.pɐ/Portugal
  1. a slap

    Brazil · Portugal · feminine · masculine
  2. argument without a replica

    Brazil · Portugal · feminine · informal · masculine
  3. discrete marijuana use

    Brazil · Portugal · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *tappô Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa) Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Old Galician-Portuguese tapar Portuguese tapar Old Galician-Portuguese boca Portuguese boca Portuguese tapa-bocaellip. Portuguese tapa Ellipsis of tapa-boca.

noun/ˈta.pɐ/Brazil/ˈta.pɐ/Portugal
  1. tampion (plug for the muzzle of a gun)

    feminine
  2. a blindfold for a stubborn mule or horse

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from tapar, from Old Galician-Portuguese tapar, from Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa, “lid”) + Old Galician-Portuguese -ar. Cognate with Italian tappare.

verb/ˈta.pɐ/Brazil/ˈta.pɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of tapar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of tapar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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