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4-letter words (2 found)

ATAP,TAPA,

3-letter words (3 found)

APT,PAT,TAP,

2-letter words (4 found)

AA,AT,PA,TA,

You can make 9 words from tapa according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

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tapa atpa tpaa ptaa apta pata taap atap taap atap aatp aatp tpaa ptaa tapa atpa pata apta apat paat aapt aapt paat apat

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Definitions and meaning of tapa

tapa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑːpə/
  • 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
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) [ˈta.pə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈta.pa]

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): [ˈtɛapa]

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/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧pa

Noun

tapa

  1. habit (action performed on a regular basis)
  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]‎[1] (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/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • 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

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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — 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/, [ˈtɑpɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑpɑ/, [ˈtɑb̥ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
  • Hyphenation: ta‧pa

Noun

tapa

  1. way, manner
  2. custom, tradition
  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/, [ˈtɑpɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑpɑ/, [ˈtɑb̥ɑ]
  • 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/ [ˈt̪a.pa]
  • 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

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

  • Hyphenation: ta‧pa
  • IPA(key): /ˈtapa/, [ˈta.pɐ]

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

  • Hyphenation: ta‧pa
  • IPA(key): /taˈpa/, [tɐˈpa]

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): [ˈta.pa]

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/, [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

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “tapa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “tapa (3.9)”

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