tapa
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- noun
- /ˈtɑːpə/
:
tela de corteza
- Traditionally, tapa is painted with intricate designs that reflect the heritage of the Pacific Islands.
- tapa cloth
Examples
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We explored Las Ramblas, enjoyed a leisurely tapas lunch, and an awe-inspiring visit to Gaudi's Sagrada Familia.
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Mat and tapa production has nearly ceased in American Samoa.
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Both are charmingly dressed, as if from the eighteenth century, in some textile-like tapa cloth.
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The evening includes classic and signature bar snacks from Carmellini, tapas from Tertulia's Seamus Mullen, cicchetti from Hearth, and other delicacies.
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[siren wails, fades] This is a Basque oven paddle that I have repurposed as a tapas tray.
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Hawaiian artisans create beautiful garments from tapa, a material made from the bark of trees.
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The museum displayed an exquisite collection of tapa used by Polynesian cultures for weaving and decoration.
Synonyms
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A paper-like cloth made by beating inner tree bark, used for clothing and ceremonies in Pacific Islands
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A Hawaiian cloth made by beating tree bark and dyed with natural colors
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tapa comes from Polynesia and is the local name for a traditional cloth made by beating and flattening tree bark. Hawaiian kapa is the same kind of cloth, and people often painted patterns on it. So, tapa now means that special bark-made cloth used for clothing or decoration.