tapa
Meaning
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- (feminine) lid, cap (the top or cover of a container)
- (feminine) the bottom of a shoe's heel
- (feminine) cover (the front and back of a book)
- (feminine) sluicegate
- (feminine) flank (a cut of meat from the flank of a cow)
- (feminine) tapa, appetizer (small portion of food)
- (Argentina,feminine,in-plural) dough for making empanadas (pastries)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ta‧pa
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtapa/
Etymology
From Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Italian tappare and English tap.
New
tapar
- to cover
- to cap, to close with a lid, to put a lid on
- to plug, to plug up, to fill a hole or pit
- to block, to obstruct, to clog
- to cover up, to hide, to conceal
- to mask (e.g., a smell, a painting or colors painted)
- (reflexive) to be clogged, to be clogged up
- (reflexive) to cover oneself up (to cover oneself when naked)
- (reflexive) to cover oneself (to put on a covering for protection from the elements, etc.)
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