tapage

See also: tapagé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.paʒ/

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Etymology 1

From taper +‎ -age.

Noun

tapage m (plural tapages)

1. noise (annoying sound)
   • 1894, Crafty, À travers Paris, page 6:

     Les équipages municipaux ont repris la route de leurs casernes, en menant un tapage égal à celui de leur arrivée.

     The municipal horses and carriages returned to their barracks, causing as much noise as when they arrived.

Derived terms

• tapage nocturne

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: tapaz

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tapage

1. inflection of tapager:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “tapage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012