TAPAS

Etymology

Noun

tapas (uncountable)

A variety of Spanish small food items or snacks, originally served with sherry.

(by extension) Small food items generally.

Synonyms

• small plate, small plates (see small plates)

Anagrams

• pasta, patas

Source: Wiktionary


TAPA

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



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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