tapas

See also: tapás

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish tapas (“lids, heels, covers”), proposed to derive from unattested Gothic *tappa and Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with tap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæp.æs/, /ˈtæp.əs/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtæp.əs/, /ˈtɑːp.əs/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

1. A variety of Spanish small food items or snacks, originally served with sherry.
   • 1986, Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet Cooks with Wine:

     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, Tapas: Sensational Small Plates from Spain, p. 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 undoubtably had an influence on the rise of the tapa... Another tale attributes the birth to a decree by Alfonso X instructing all inns to serve tidbits of food with the wine they poured to ensure against public drunkeness.

   The Spanish restaurant's tapas is so tasty.

   Tapas are so tasty.

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.

Hypernyms

• small plates

Translations

variety of small foods

• Catalan: tapes (ca) f pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塔帕斯 (tǎpàsī)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: tapas (nl) f pl, tapa's (nl) f pl
• Finnish: tapas (fi)
• French: tapas (fr) f pl
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• Galician: tapas f pl
• Polish: tapas m
• Portuguese: tapas (pt) f pl
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• Spanish: tapas (es) f pl
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Etymology 2

From Sanskrit तप् (tap, “to heat”).

Noun

tapas (uncountable)

1. Various austere spiritual practices in Indian religions, such as asceticism and self-discipline.

Anagrams

• ataps, pasta, patas

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Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish tapas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑs/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑs
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧pas

Noun

tapas

1. 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)
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.

Possessive forms of tapas (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tapakseni tapakseni accusative nom. tapakseni tapakseni gen. tapakseni genitive tapakseni tapasteni tapaksieni partitive tapastani tapaksiani inessive tapaksessani tapaksissani elative tapaksestani tapaksistani illative tapakseeni tapaksiini adessive tapaksellani tapaksillani ablative tapakseltani tapaksiltani allative tapakselleni tapaksilleni essive tapaksenani tapaksinani translative tapaksekseni tapaksikseni abessive tapaksettani tapaksittani instructive — — comitative — tapaksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tapaksesi tapaksesi accusative nom. tapaksesi tapaksesi gen. tapaksesi genitive tapaksesi tapastesi tapaksiesi partitive tapastasi tapaksiasi inessive tapaksessasi tapaksissasi elative tapaksestasi tapaksistasi illative tapakseesi tapaksiisi adessive tapaksellasi tapaksillasi ablative tapakseltasi tapaksiltasi allative tapaksellesi tapaksillesi essive tapaksenasi tapaksinasi translative tapakseksesi tapaksiksesi abessive tapaksettasi tapaksittasi instructive — — comitative — tapaksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tapaksemme tapaksemme accusative nom. tapaksemme tapaksemme gen. tapaksemme genitive tapaksemme tapastemme tapaksiemme partitive tapastamme tapaksiamme inessive tapaksessamme tapaksissamme elative tapaksestamme tapaksistamme illative tapakseemme tapaksiimme adessive tapaksellamme tapaksillamme ablative tapakseltamme tapaksiltamme allative tapaksellemme tapaksillemme essive tapaksenamme tapaksinamme translative tapakseksemme tapaksiksemme abessive tapaksettamme tapaksittamme instructive — — comitative — tapaksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tapaksenne tapaksenne accusative nom. tapaksenne tapaksenne gen. tapaksenne genitive tapaksenne tapastenne tapaksienne partitive tapastanne tapaksianne inessive tapaksessanne tapaksissanne elative tapaksestanne tapaksistanne illative tapakseenne tapaksiinne adessive tapaksellanne tapaksillanne ablative tapakseltanne tapaksiltanne allative tapaksellenne tapaksillenne essive tapaksenanne tapaksinanne translative tapakseksenne tapaksiksenne abessive tapaksettanne tapaksittanne instructive — — comitative — tapaksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tapaksensa tapaksensa accusative nom. tapaksensa tapaksensa gen. tapaksensa genitive tapaksensa tapastensa tapaksiensa partitive tapastaan tapastansa tapaksiaan tapaksiansa inessive tapaksessaan tapaksessansa tapaksissaan tapaksissansa elative tapaksestaan tapaksestansa tapaksistaan tapaksistansa illative tapakseensa tapaksiinsa adessive tapaksellaan tapaksellansa tapaksillaan tapaksillansa ablative tapakseltaan tapakseltansa tapaksiltaan tapaksiltansa allative tapakselleen tapaksellensa tapaksilleen tapaksillensa essive tapaksenaan tapaksenansa tapaksinaan tapaksinansa translative tapaksekseen tapakseksensa tapaksikseen tapaksiksensa abessive tapaksettaan tapaksettansa tapaksittaan tapaksittansa instructive — — comitative — tapaksineen tapaksinensa

Anagrams

• Tapsa, pasta

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French

Verb

tapas

1. second-person singular past historic of taper

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapas/
• Hyphenation: ta‧pas

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)

1. 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)

1. (cooking) tapas: a variety of Spanish small food items or snacks, originally served with sherry.

Further reading

• “tapas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Portuguese

Verb

tapas

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapas/ [ˈt̪a.pas]

• Audio (Chile):

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Noun

tapas f pl

1. plural of tapa
2. (Argentina) Dough for making empanadas (pastries).

Verb

tapas

1. second-person singular present indicative of tapar

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧pas
• IPA^(key): /ˈtapas/, [ˈt̪aː.pɐs] (noun)
• IPA^(key): /taˈpas/, [t̪ɐˈpas] (adjective)

Noun

tapas

1. act of dehusking a coconut (usually with a sharp bolo)

   Synonyms: talop, pagtapas, pagtatapas

2. act of cutting off the top evenly (of a tree)

   Synonyms: palas, pagpalas

Derived terms

• pagtapas
• pagtatapas
• tapasan
• tapasin

 

Adjective

tapás

1. lopped or cut off evenly

   Synonym: palas

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧pas
• IPA^(key): /taˈpas/, [t̪ɐˈpas]

Noun

tapás

1. a kind of typical river fish