Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tapa

/ˈtɑːpə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: tapa
IPA: /ˈtɑːpə/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.

noun

Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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)."

Etymology

] Borrowed from Tongan tapa.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: tapa

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

tapas (plural) tappa (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

tapsilog

Synonyms

kapa tappa tapa bark tappa bark

Rhymes With

papa drapa

Questions

How do you pronounce tapa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑːpə/.
What does tapa mean?: A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
Where does tapa come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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