Definitions and meaning of tapas
tapas
English
Etymology 1
From Spanish tapas, the plural of tapa (“appetizer, tapa; cap, lid (cover of a container)”) (from the fact that plates of tapas were originally placed on the tops of glasses of alcoholic beverages as lids), from Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug; tap”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- (“to lose; to sacrifice”). Doublet of tap.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæpæs/, /-pəs/
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- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtæpəs/, /ˈtɑː-/
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- Hyphenation: tap‧as
Noun
tapas pl (normally plural, singular tapa)
- A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well.
Usage notes
Tapas takes plural agreement when parsed as a group of small dishes, or singular agreement when parsed as a single order or set dish. Thus one can say:
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Translations
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit तप् (tap, “heat; to be hot”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm or hot”). Related to tepid.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæpæs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtæpəs/
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- (India) IPA(key): /ˈθəpəs/
- Hyphenation: tap‧as
Noun
tapas (uncountable)
- (Hinduism, Jainism) (The practice of) asceticism and self-discipline.
Translations
Etymology 3
From tapa + -s.
Noun
tapas
- plural of tapa
References
Further reading
- tapas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- tapas (Indian religions) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From Spanish tapas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑpɑs/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑpɑs
- Syllabification(key): ta‧pas
- Hyphenation(key): ta‧pas
Noun
tapas
- An individual item of tapas; mostly used in plural.
Declension
Further reading
- “tapas”, 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 2023-07-03
Anagrams
French
Verb
tapas
- second-person singular past historic of taper
Galician
Verb
tapas
- second-person singular present indicative of tapar
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtapas/
- Hyphenation: ta‧pas
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tapas (plural tapas-tapas)
- coir for washing kitchen utensils, made of coarse-textured synthetic fibers
Etymology 2
From English tapas, from Spanish tapas, plural of tapa, with original sense of “top”.
Noun
tapas (plural tapas-tapas)
- (cooking) tapas: a variety of Spanish small food items or snacks, originally served with sherry
Further reading
- “tapas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Verb
tapas
- second-person singular present indicative of tapar
Spanish
Noun
tapas f pl
- plural of tapa
Verb
tapas
- second-person singular present indicative of tapar
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tapas.
Noun
tapas c pl
- tapas
Declension
References
- tapas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tapas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈtapas/ [ˈt̪aː.pɐs] (noun)
- IPA(key): /taˈpas/ [t̪ɐˈpas] (adjective)
- Syllabification: ta‧pas
Noun
tapas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜐ᜔)
- act of dehusking a coconut (usually with a sharp bolo)
- Synonyms: talop, pagtapas, pagtatapas
- act of cutting off the top evenly (of a tree)
- Synonyms: palas, pagpalas
Derived terms
Adjective
tapás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜐ᜔)
- lopped or cut off evenly
- Synonym: palas
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈpas/ [t̪ɐˈpas]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: ta‧pas
Noun
tapás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜐ᜔)
- a kind of typical river fish
Anagrams
Source: wiktionary.org