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tapas

See also: tapás

English edit

WOTD – 12 October 2022

Etymology 1 edit

 
A selection of tapas.

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.

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Noun edit

tapas pl (normally plural, singular tapa)

  1. 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.
    • 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 edit

Tapas takes plural agreement when parsed as a group of small dishes, or singular agreement when parsed as a single order or set dish. Thus one can say:

Tapas are so tasty.
The Spanish restaurant’s tapas is so tasty.
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Etymology 2 edit

From Sanskrit तप् (tap, “heat; to be hot”),[2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm or hot”). Related to tepid.

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Noun edit

tapas (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism, Jainism) (The practice of) asceticism and self-discipline.
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Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

tapas

  1. plural of tapa

References edit

  1. ^ “tapas, n.2”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2019; “tapas, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ “tapas, n.1”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2022.

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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish tapas.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

tapas

  1. An individual item of tapas; mostly used in plural.
    Mennään syömään tapaksia.
    Let's go and eat some tapas.

Declension edit

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

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Verb edit

tapas

  1. second-person singular past historic of taper

Galician edit

Verb edit

tapas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of tapar

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

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 edit

From English tapas, from Spanish tapas, plural of tapa, with original sense of “top”.

Noun edit

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.

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Verb edit

tapas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of tapar

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Noun edit

tapas f pl

  1. plural of tapa

Verb edit

tapas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of tapar

Swedish edit

 
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish tapas.

Noun edit

tapas c pl

  1. tapas
    Vi gick till tapasrestaurangen
    We went to the tapas restaurant

Declension edit

Declension of tapas 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative - - tapas tapasen
Genitive - - tapas tapasens

References edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtapas/, [ˈta.pɐs] (noun)

  • IPA(key): /taˈpas/, [tɐˈpas] (adjective)
  • Hyphenation: ta‧pas

Noun edit

tapas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜐ᜔)

  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
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Adjective edit

tapás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜐ᜔)

  1. lopped or cut off evenly
    Synonym: palas

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

tapás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜐ᜔)

  1. a kind of typical river fish
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