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Definitions and meaning of tapas

tapas

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/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtæpəs/, /ˈtɑː-/
• Hyphenation: tap‧as

Noun

tapas pl (normally plural, singular tapa)

1. 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:

Hypernyms

• small plates

Coordinate terms

• pintxos

Derived terms

• tapaslike

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/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈθəpəs/
• Hyphenation: tap‧as

Noun

tapas (uncountable)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism) (The practice of) asceticism and self-discipline.

Translations

Etymology 3

Noun

tapas

1. plural of tapa

References

Further reading

• tapas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• tapas (Indian religions) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ataps, pasta, patas

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish tapas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑs/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑs
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧pas

Noun

tapas

1. 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

• Tapsa, pasta

French

Verb

tapas

1. second-person singular past historic of taper

Galician

Verb

tapas

1. 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 (first-person possessive tapasku, second-person possessive tapasmu, third-person possessive tapasnya)

1. 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 (first-person possessive tapasku, second-person possessive tapasmu, third-person possessive tapasnya)

1. (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 Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Verb

tapas

1. second-person singular present indicative of tapar

Spanish

Noun

tapas f pl

1. plural of tapa

Verb

tapas

1. second-person singular present indicative of tapar

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tapas.

Noun

tapas c pl

1. tapas

Declension

References

• tapas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tapas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapas/, [ˈta.pɐs] (noun)

• IPA^(key): /taˈpas/, [tɐˈpas] (adjective)
• Hyphenation: ta‧pas

Noun

tapas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜐ᜔)

1. act of dehusking a coconut (usually with a sharp bolo)

   Synonyms: talop, pagtapas, pagtatapas

2. act of cutting off the top evenly (of a tree)

   Synonyms: palas, pagpalas

Derived terms

Adjective

tapás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜐ᜔)

1. lopped or cut off evenly

   Synonym: palas

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈpas/, [tɐˈpas]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pas

Noun

tapás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜐ᜔)

1. a kind of typical river fish

Source: wiktionary.org