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ta·pa 1 T0041500 (tä′pə, tăp′ə)n.1. The inner bark of the paper mulberry.2. A paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific islands by pounding this bark or similar bark. [Marquesan and Tahitian; akin to Hawaiian kapa.]
ta·pa 2 T0041550 (tä′pä)n. pl. ta·pas (-päs, -päz) Any of various small, savory Spanish dishes, often served as a snack or with other tapas as a meal. [Spanish, lid, tapa (tapas perhaps being so called because they originally consisted of slices of bread with sausage and similar items placed like lids upon glasses of wine to stimulate thirst and keep out fruit flies), from Old Spanish, lid (of Germanic originakin to English tap) and perhaps also partly from early modern Spanish tapa, entrepôt for provisioning soldiers (Hispanicization, influenced by tapa, lid, of Middle French étape, entrepôt, from Old French estaple; see staple1).]tapa (ˈtɑːpə) n1. (Plants) the inner bark of the paper mulberry2. (Textiles) a paper-like cloth made from this in the Pacific islands[C19: from Marquesan and Tahitian]ta•pa1 (ˈtɑ pɑ) n. Often, tapas. (esp. in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer. [1950–55; < Sp: literally, cover, lid] ta•pa2 (ˈtɑ pə, ˈtæp ə) n. 1. the bark of the paper mulberry. 2. Also called ta′pa cloth`. a cloth of the Pacific islands made by pounding this or similar barks flat and thin, used for garments and floor covering. [1815–25; < Polynesian] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | tapa - the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidustapa bark, tappa, tappa barkbark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants | | 2. | tapa - a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa barktappacloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
Tapa
tapa: see bark clothbark cloth, primitive fabric made in tropical and subtropical countries from the soft inner bark of certain trees. It has been made and used in parts of Africa and India, the Malay Peninsula, Samoa, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Fiji Islands and perhaps reached its highest ..... Click the link for more information. .Tapa a city in Rakvere Raion, Estonian SSR. Situated in the north of the republic. Junction of railroad lines to Tallinn, Narva, and Tartu. Population, 10,300 (1975). Tapa has railroad transportation enterprises.
Tapa material made from the inner part of tree bark. In the past, tapa was widely used in areas where weaving was not known; it is still used by peoples of Indonesia, Oceania, and Africa and by Indians of Central and South America. To make tapa, the bark is cleaned, soaked in water, and pounded with wooden mallets. Polynesians, Indonesians, and some African peoples are skilled in tapa-making. The tapa is dyed, and designs are either painted on or stamped on with special tools. Tapa has many uses, including clothing material and floor covering. FinancialSeetapeTAPA
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tapa
Synonyms for tapanoun the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidusSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa barkSynonymsRelated Words- cloth
- fabric
- textile
- material
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