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tapa (tä′pä)

noun

an unwoven cloth made by people in the Pacific islands from the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree

Etymology: Tahitian

tapa2 definition

tapa (tä′pä)

noun pl. tapas ta′·pas (-päs)

in Spain, an appetizer or snack as served in a bar with sherry, beer, etc.: usually used in pl.

Etymology: Sp, lit., lid, cover

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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