Definition of tapa Tapa

ta•pa

We found 7 definitions of tapa from 5 different sources.

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What does tapa mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: tapas

tapa - a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
  tappa
tapa - the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
  tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • tapa (Noun)
    A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
  • tapa (Noun)
    Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tapa (n.)
    A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tapa
    tä′pä, n. the bark of the paper-mulberry, much used in the South Seas for mats, &c.—Also Tap′pa

Part of speech

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  • tapa, noun, singular of tapas.

Pronunciation

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tapa in sign language
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