Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A material much used for mats, hangings, and loin-girdles by the natives of the Pacific islands, consisting of the bark of the paper-mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also
kapa .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- noun Any
appetizer or snack served in the evening as part oftapas .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
- noun a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
Etymologies
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Examples
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This is a classic tapa from the Basque region of Spain, and is also very popular in nearby Galicia, where apple growing and hard cider (sidra) have been traditions for centuries.
Kurt Michael Friese: The Hard Truth of Johnny Appleseed, and a Recipe with Hard Cider Kurt Michael Friese 2010
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Bundles of bones and bundles of bones, all wrapped decently in tapa, until for all the world it was like the parcels - post department at a post office.
SHIN-BONES 2010
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This is a classic tapa from the Basque region of Spain, and is also very popular in nearby Galicia, where apple growing and hard cider (sidra) have been traditions for centuries.
Kurt Michael Friese: The Hard Truth of Johnny Appleseed, and a Recipe with Hard Cider Kurt Michael Friese 2010
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This is a classic tapa from the Basque region of Spain, and is also very popular in nearby Galicia, where apple growing and hard cider (sidra) have been traditions for centuries.
Kurt Michael Friese: The Hard Truth of Johnny Appleseed, and a Recipe with Hard Cider Kurt Michael Friese 2010
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Bundles of bones and bundles of bones, all wrapped decently in tapa, until for all the world it was like the parcels - post department at a post office.
Shin-Bones 1919
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This is a classic tapa from the Basque region of Spain, and is also very popular in nearby
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Kurt Michael Friese 2010
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Although the entire cut is referred to as the tapa, this term is also used for the top of the cut, source of rump roast.
Choice Cut Or Mystery Meat? A Guide To Mexican Butcher Shops: Part I - Beef 2008
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Although the entire cut is referred to as the tapa, this term is also used for the top of the cut, source of rump roast.
Choice Cut Or Mystery Meat? A Guide To Mexican Butcher Shops: Part I - Beef 2008
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The walls are decorated with a native cloth, called tapa, which serves the purpose of tapestry.
A Voyage round the World A book for boys William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Salvador Chacon, who owns a small bar and smokes himself, expects to lose business because so many of his regulars come every day for beers and 'tapa' snacks and then automatically light up, often passing away hours drinking and smoking with their friends.
Smoking Ban In Spain: Last Western European Country To Enact Anti-Smoking Law AP 2010
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