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French
Verb
tapera
- third-person singular future of taper
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Noun
tapera (plural tapera-tapera)
- (finance, real estate) syllabic abbreviation of tabungan perumahan rakyat (“public housing savings”)
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Tupi tapera.
Pronunciation
Noun
tapera f (plural taperas)
- ruin; old, abandoned house
References
- Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Guaraní .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈpeɾa/
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ta‧pe‧ra
Noun
tapera f (plural taperas)
- (South America) a ruin or an old, abandoned house
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English taper + -a.
Verb
tapera
- (transitive) taper; to make thinner or narrower at one end
- (intransitive) taper; to become thinner or narrower at one end
- (ambitransitive) taper; to diminish gradually