tapas definition
Overview
This page has 14 definitions of tapas with English translations in 7 languages. Tapas is a noun, verb and adjective. Examples of how to use tapas in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
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English tapas definition
Etymology 1
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From Spanish tapas, the plural of tapa (“appetizer, tapa; cap, lid (cover of a container)”) (from the fact that plates of tapas were originally placed on the tops of glasses of alcoholic beverages as lids),[1] from Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug; tap”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- (“to lose; to sacrifice”). Doublet of tap.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæpæs/, /-pəs/
Audio (RP) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtæpəs/, /ˈtɑː-/
Audio (GA) (file) Audio (Northern California) (file) - Hyphenation: tap‧as
Noun
tapas pl (normally plural, singular tapa)
- A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well.
- The Spanish restaurant’s tapas is so tasty.
- Tapas are so tasty.
- 1986, Jeff Smith, “The Tapas Buffet (Spain)”, in The Frugal Gourmet Cooks with Wine, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow and Company, →ISBN, page 88:
- The snacks are called tapas because in the old days a piece of toast was served, too, so that you might have a "top" on your glass of sherry, a lid that would prevent the flies from getting into the glass.
- 2013, Joyce Goldstein, “Introduction”, in Tapas: Sensational Small Plates from Spain, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 8:
- Most food scholars agree that the tapas tradition originated in the wine-growing regions of Andalusia, eventually spreading throughout the country. The Moors (Muslim Arabs), who dominated Spain from the beginning of the eighth century until the end of the fifteenth century, settled in the same area, and their meze tradition undoubtedly had an influence on the rise of the tapa.
Usage notes
Tapas takes plural agreement when parsed as a group of small dishes, or singular agreement when parsed as a single order or set dish.
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Translations
variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well
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Etymology 2
From Sanskrit तप् (tap, “heat; to be hot”),[2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm or hot”). Related to tepid.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæpæs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtæpəs/
Audio (GA) (file) - (India) IPA(key): /ˈθəpəs/
- Hyphenation: tap‧as
Noun
tapas (uncountable)
- (Hinduism, Jainism) (The practice of) asceticism and self-discipline.
Translations
(the practice of) asceticism and self-discipline
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Etymology 3
Noun
tapas
References
- ^ “tapas, n.2”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2019; “tapas, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. - ^ “tapas, n.1”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2022.
Further reading
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tapas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia -
tapas (Indian religions) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Finnish tapas definition
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
tapas
- An individual item of tapas; mostly used in plural.
- Mennään syömään tapaksia.
- Let's go and eat some tapas.
Declension
| Inflection of tapas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | tapas | tapakset | ||
| genitive | tapaksen | tapasten tapaksien | ||
| partitive | tapasta | tapaksia | ||
| illative | tapakseen | tapaksiin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | tapas | tapakset | ||
| accusative | nom. | tapas | tapakset | |
| gen. | tapaksen | |||
| genitive | tapaksen | tapasten tapaksien | ||
| partitive | tapasta | tapaksia | ||
| inessive | tapaksessa | tapaksissa | ||
| elative | tapaksesta | tapaksista | ||
| illative | tapakseen | tapaksiin | ||
| adessive | tapaksella | tapaksilla | ||
| ablative | tapakselta | tapaksilta | ||
| allative | tapakselle | tapaksille | ||
| essive | tapaksena | tapaksina | ||
| translative | tapakseksi | tapaksiksi | ||
| abessive | tapaksetta | tapaksitta | ||
| instructive | — | tapaksin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Further reading
- "tapas" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Anagrams
French tapas definition
Verb
tapas
- second-person singular past historic of taper
Indonesian tapas definition
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tapas (first-person possessive tapasku, second-person possessive tapasmu, third-person possessive tapasnya)
- coir for washing kitchen utensils, made of coarse-textured synthetic fibers.
Etymology 2
From English tapas, from Spanish tapas, plural of tapa, with original sense of “top”.
Noun
tapas (first-person possessive tapasku, second-person possessive tapasmu, third-person possessive tapasnya)
Further reading
- “tapas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese tapas definition
Verb
tapas
Spanish tapas definition
Noun
tapas f pl
Verb
tapas
Tagalog tapas definition
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
tapas
- act of dehusking a coconut (usually with a sharp bolo)
- Synonyms: talop, pagtapas, pagtatapas
- act of cutting off the top evenly (of a tree)
- Synonyms: palas, pagpalas
Derived terms
- pagtapas
- pagtatapas
- tapasan
- tapasin
Adjective
tapás
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
tapás