tapa

Noun

tapa

1. A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; — sometimes called also kapa.

4 letters in word "tapa": A A P T.

Anagrams of tapa:

• atap

Words found within tapa:

aa apt at pa pat ta tap

• Definitions:
• a coarse cloth made in the Pacific islands from the pounded bark especially of the paper mulberry and usually decorated with geometric patterns.
• dried meat cured with salt and vinegar
• cloth made from the bark of the paper-mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyriferi
• a cloth that is made in Pacific nations from pounded bark and that has distinctive designs.
• the type of cloth used in other South Pacific cultures for quilting. It is made from the bark of a tree, normally a mulberry tree, and pounded out into a soft thin material. Hawaiians also have a similar practice, but make no distinction in name from simply kapa.
• A cloth made in Polynesia by pounding the bark of a tree, such as the paper mulberry. It is also known as bark cloth.
• A fiber made by pounding the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree into flat, thin strips that are layered and joined to make large cloths. See also barkcloth and kapa.
• the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
• Tapa (????) is a version of Backgammon played in Bulgaria and Macedonia. It is also played in Greece, where it is known as Plakoto. The word tapa means bottle cap.
• Tapa (or tapasya) is the term generally used for austerities practiced by monks (yogis) in India, generally in isolation (in a forest or on a hill).
• Tapa refers to dried or cured beef or venison (deer meat), although, other meat or fish can also be turned into tapa. As a way to preserve precious meat, native Filipinos prepare thin slices and cure them in salt, and some spices. ...

• tap ←
• taos ←
• taongas ←
• tapa
• → tapacolo
• → tapacolos
• → tapaculo