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noun
A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: kapa
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tappa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
noun
the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bark
History
] Borrowed from Tongan tapa.
Borrowed from Spanish tapa. Doublet of tap.
Borrowed from Tagalog tapa.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
