tapa

plural tapas · alternative tappa

1. countableuncountableA kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.

   For many of these cultures, clothing — or at least coverings for basic modesty such as loincloths and G-strings — is the main use of tapa.

   2005, Roger Neich, Mick Pendergrast, Pacific Tapa, University of Hawaii Press, unnumbered page

   Synonyms: kapa

plural tapas

1. Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.

1. uncountableSeasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.

   Cusinera serves stupendous silog (traditional Filipino breakfast, $5.61) — eggs with garlic rice and a protein of your choice, such as daing (crispy dried fish), longaniza (juicy, garlicky pork sausage) and tapa (cured beef steak).

   2021 February 27, Rebecca King, “Bountiful Bergenfield”, in Daily Record, volume 34, number 92, Rockaway, N.J., →OCLC, page 2D, column 1