tapa

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːpə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɑːpə

Etymology 1

From Tongan tapa.

Noun

tapa (countable and uncountable, plural tapas)

1. A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.

   Synonym: kapa

   • 2005, Roger Neich, Mick Pendergrast, Pacific Tapa, University of Hawaii Press, unnumbered page:

     For many of these cultures, clothing — or at least coverings for basic modesty such as loincloths and G-strings — is the main use of tapa.

Alternative forms

• tappa

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish tapa.

Noun

tapa (plural tapas)

1. Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.

Etymology 3

Noun

tapa (uncountable)

1. Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.

Anagrams

• APTA, PATA, atap

'Are'are

Verb

tapa

1. to cut

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

A-Pucikwar

Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *tapə.

Adjective

tapa

1. blind

References

• Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 20 (2009)

Asturian

Etymology

From Gothic *tappa, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”).

Noun

tapa f (plural tapes)

1. lid (top or cover)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Etymology 1

From Gothic *tappa, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Doublet of tap.

Noun

tapa f (plural tapes)

1. lid, top, cover
2. cover (of a book)

   Synonym: coberta

3. heelplate (reinforcing piece on the heel of a shoe)
4. tapa (appetizer)

Derived terms

• de tapa dura (“hardcover”)
• de tapa tova (“softcover”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tapa

1. inflection of tapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “tapa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Noun

tapa

1. thinly sliced fried beef

Verb

tapa

1. to smoke fish

Estonian

Verb

tapa

1. Second-person singular imperative form of tapma.
2. Present connegative form of tapma.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

tapa (third person singular past indicative tapti, third person plural past indicative taptu, supine tapt)

1. to lose
   • tapa dyst

     to lose the match

Conjugation

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tapa, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *dabāˀ (compare Latvian daba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧pa

Noun

tapa

1. habit (action performed on a regular basis)

   Meillä oli sunnuntaisin tapana mennä rannalle.

   We used to go to the beach on Sundays. / We would go to the beach on Sundays.

2. habit (action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness)

   Synonym: tottumus

3. custom (frequent repetition of the same act)

   Synonym: käytäntö

4. (usually in the plural) habit, manner (one's customary method of acting)
5. (usually in the plural) manner (good, polite behavior)
6. way, manner (to do something)

   jollain tavalla ― some way, by some means, somehow

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “tapa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧pa

Verb

tapa

1. inflection of tappaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• apat, pata

French

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

tapa

1. third-person singular past historic of taper

Galician

Verb

tapa

1. inflection of tapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tapa (“to lose”), cognate with the Swedish tappa and Danish tabe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaːpa/
• Rhymes: -aːpa

Verb

tapa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tapaði, supine tapað)

1. (transitive, governs the dative) to lose

Conjugation

Related terms

• tap

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit तप (tapa), तपस् (tapas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pa/
• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Verb

tapa

1. to do asceticism

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pa/
• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Noun

tapa

1. a fish, (Gastromyzon borneensis).

Alternative forms

• tapah

Etymology 3

From Minangkabau, from Sanskrit तप (tapa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pa/
• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Adjective

tapa

1. strong

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pa/
• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Verb

tapa

1. Alternative form of tempa

Further reading

• “tapa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tapa. Cognates include Finnish tapa and Estonian tava.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Noun

tapa

1. way, manner
   • 1937, N. Iljin, Iƶoran Keelen Programma Alkușkoulua vart‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Programman materiala ono jaettu jokahist oppivootta vart mokomal taval:

     The material of the curriculum is divided for every school year in these ways:

2. custom, tradition
   • 2009, Inkeri‎, volume 1, number 71, St. Petersburg, page 9:

     Hävijä heien kieli, kultuuri, tavad.

     Their language is disappearing, their culture, customs.

3. character, disposition

Declension

Synonyms

• (manner): mooto

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Verb

tapa

1. inflection of tappaa:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 565

Irish

Alternative forms

• tapadh (nonstandard, archaic)
• tapaidh (Munster, Ulster)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠapˠə/

Adjective

tapa

1. quick, ready, active

   Synonyms: mear, gasta, luath, sciobtha

   Antonym: mall

   Tá sé tapa as a lámha. ― He is quick with his hands.

   Tá sí tapa ar a cosa. ― She is fast on her feet.

   Nach tapa a choir sé? ― Didn't he tire very quickly?

Declension

Derived terms

• go tapa
• go beo tapa

Noun

tapa m (genitive singular tapa)

1. quickness, speed

   Synonyms: éascaíocht, luas, mire, tapúlacht

   Antonym: moille

2. readiness
3. activity, vigour

   Synonyms: lúth, gníomh

   Níl treoir ná tapa ann. ― He has neither strength nor vigour.

Declension

Derived terms

• ar do thapa
• déan tapa
• de thapa na huaire

Related terms

• tapaigh

Mutation

Latvian

Noun

tapa f (4th declension)

1. plug (hole filler)
2. peg
3. spigot
4. pin
5. stopgap

Declension

Verb

tapa

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of tapt

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapa.

Noun

tapa

1. rim, edge, boundary
2. split
3. labia

Muzo

Etymology

From or cognate to a Cariban word like Kari'na topu (“stone”).

Noun

tapa

1. stone

References

• Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes (2004)
• Napoleón Peralta Barrera, El país de los muzos (1998)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• tapene

Noun

tapa n

1. definite plural of tap

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tɑːpɑ/

Verb

tapa (present tense tapar/taper, past tense tapa/tapte, past participle tapa/tapt, passive infinitive tapast, present participle tapande, imperative tapa/tap)

1. a-infinitive and split infinitive form of tape

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tæɪ̯.pɑ/

Verb

tapa (present tense tapar, past tense tapa, past participle tapa, passive infinitive tapast, present participle tapande, imperative tapa/tap)

1. alternative spelling of teipa

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːpɑ/

Noun

tapa n

1. definite plural of tap

References

• “tapa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tappōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂pnéh₂ti, from *deh₂p- (“to lose, sacrifice”), from *deh₂- (“to divide”).

Verb

tapa

1. (transitive, with dative) to lose

Conjugation

Derived terms

• tapan f, tǫpun f

Descendants

• Danish: tabe
• Faroese: tapa
• Icelandic: tapa
• Norwegian: tape, tapa
• Swedish: tappa

References

• “tapa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -apɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧pa

Etymology 1

From Gothic *tappa, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Italian tappare.

Noun

tapa (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural tapas)

1. (informal) a slap
2. (informal) argument without a replica
3. (Brazil, vulgar) discrete marijuana use

Related terms

• estapear
• tapar
• pescotapa

Etymology 2

Verb

tapa

1. inflection of tapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French taper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈpa/

Verb

a tapa (third-person singular present tapează, past participle tapat) 1st conj.

1. to borrow money without the intention to return it

Conjugation

Further reading

• tapa in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapa/
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: ta‧pa

Etymology 1

From Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Italian tappare and English tap.

Noun

tapa f (plural tapas)

1. lid, cap (the top or cover of a container)

   Synonyms: tapadera, (for bottles) tapón

2. the bottom of a shoe's heel
3. cover (the front and back of a book)

   Synonyms: (front cover) portada, cubierta

   de tapa blanda ― softcover

   de tapa dura ― hardcover

4. sluicegate

   Synonym: compuerta

5. flank (a cut of meat from the flank of a cow)
6. tapa, appetizer (small portion of food)
7. (in the plural, Argentina) dough for making empanadas (pastries)

Usage notes

• Tapa is a false friend, and does not mean tap. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry tap.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → English: tapa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tapa

1. inflection of tapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “tapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• pata, apta

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-tapa (infinitive kutapa)

1. to shiver, quiver, shudder

Conjugation

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapa, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *Capa. May be related to तप (tapa, “heat”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapa/,
• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Noun

tapa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉ)

1. jerked meat; jerky (especially beef or pork)

Derived terms

Adjective

tapa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉ)

1. jerked; preserved by jerking

   Synonym: tinapa

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /taˈpa/,
• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Adjective

tapá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉ)

1. smoked; cured by exposure to smoke (of meat or fish)

Derived terms

• tinapa

Ternate

Etymology

Adapted from Malay tampal or tempel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

tapa

1. (transitive) to patch something

Conjugation

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pa/

Noun

tapa

1. tapa (bordered Polynesian cloth)
2. edge; border

Descendants

• → English: tapa

Venda

Verb

tapa

1. to flick

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tapa.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Noun

tapa

1. way, manner
2. custom
3. nature, character

Inflection

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “tapa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Zulu

Verb

-tâpa

1. to extract, to take out
2. to demolish

Inflection