ta|pa

ta|pa
ta|pa1 «TAH puh», noun.
1. an unwoven cloth of the Pacific islands, made by soaking and pounding the soft inner bark of the paper mulberry tree.
2. this bark.
[< Polynesian tapa]
ta|pa2 «TAH puh», noun.
an hors d'oeuvre served with a drink.
[< Spanish tapa (literally) lid (because tapas were once served on lids placed over the glass)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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