Tapete

Meaning

wallpaper (in the original sense only)

Concepts

wallpaper

paper

tapestry

wall covering

background image

desktop image

Synonyms

Tapeten

Wandverkleidung

Wanddekor

Wandbelag

Wandteppich

Teppich

Wallpaper

Hintergrundbild

Translations

behang

papier peint

papel pintado

carta da parati

duvar kâğıdı

papel de parede

tapisserie

ταπετσαρία

behangselpapier

behangpapier

wandtapijt

papel tapiz

paper pintat

tenture

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

dabeete

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taˈpeːtə/

Etymology

15th century. From Medieval Latin tapēta f (“wall covering”), from the plural of tapētum n, itself derived from tapēte n, tapēs m, from Ancient Greek τάπης m (tápēs, “carpet, rug”), from an Iranian word.