tapa, tappa
(noun) a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
tapa, tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark
(noun) the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tapa (countable and uncountable, plural tapas)
A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
• kapa
tapa (plural tapas)
Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
tapa (uncountable)
Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
• APTA, PATA
Source: Wiktionary
Ta"pa, n.
Definition: A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
