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▪ I. ‖ tapa1|ˈtæpə|
Also tappa.
[Com. Polynesian tapa (in dialects which substitute k for t, kapa).]
A kind of unwoven cloth made by the natives of Polynesia from the bark of the Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera).
1823Byron Island ii. ii, In summer garments be our limb array'd; Around our waists the Tappa's white display'd. 1845J. Coulter Adv. Pacific xvii. 268 The beating out of the tappa or native cloth. 1898F. T. Bullen Cruise Cachalot 296 All..were furnished only with a ‘maro’ of ‘tapa’, scanty in its proportions, but still enough to wrap round their loins.
b. attrib. and Comb., as tapa-cloth, tapa-kilt, tapa-mallet, tapa-mat; tapa-shrouded adj.
1853Househ. Words VII. 135/2 This tappa cloth is made by beating a part of the bark..with a sort of wooden mall. 1866Treas. Bot. 172/2 An exceedingly tough cloth, called tapa or kapa cloth. 1870Meade N. Zealand 305 The unpleasant sound of the tappa mallet. 1891Stevenson Vailima Lett. iv. (1895) 47 With blacked faces, turbans, tapa kilts, and guns, they looked very manly. 1899Blackw. Mag. Nov. 671/2 The tapa-shrouded, slumbering forms of the few native passengers. 1906Macm. Mag. Apr. 479 Sitting cross-legged on the tappa-mats.
▪ II. ‖ tapa2|ˈtapa|
[Sp., lit. ‘cover, lid’.]
Usu. pl. In Spanish bars or cafés, a savoury snack or hors d'œuvre of sausage, cured ham, seafood, potato salad, etc., typically served with glasses of wine or sherry.
The slices of sausage, etc., were originally put on top of the glasses as ‘lids’.
1953C. Salter Introducing Spain iv. 36, I should like to draw attention to..the admirable habit of the ‘tapa’. In Spain, when you order a drink in a bar.., you will always be given..something to eat. 1959W. James Word-bk. Wine 186 Tapas, small dishes served gratis in boat-shaped saucers with every glass of wine ordered..in a Spanish bodega or café. 1964C. Rougvie Medal from Pamplona vi. 79 Must be a pub there with tapas..these bits of food they give you free with the booze. 1978J. Hyams Pool vi. 74 She had tapas and white wine at Café Monaco with a friend. 1982D. Serafín Madrid Underground 63 It was the hour to take tapas or pre-dinner snacks. |