Etymology

tapa

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Today it means: A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. Full definition →

Tongan tapa
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tapa · noun1

  1. Tongan · borrowed fromtapa
  2. English todaytapa

] Borrowed from Tongan tapa.

tapa · noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromtapa
  2. English todaytapa

Borrowed from Spanish tapa. Doublet of tap.

tapa · noun3

  1. Tagalog · borrowed fromtapa
  2. English todaytapa

Borrowed from Tagalog tapa.

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