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tappa

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of tapa (“cloth made from mulberry bark”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

tappa, a semi-classical genre of Indian vocal music

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: tapa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile

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noun

Meaning 4

the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tapa, tapa bark, tappa bark

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bark

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