: a coarse cloth made in the Pacific islands from the pounded bark especially of the paper mulberry and usually decorated with geometric patterns
: an hors d'oeuvre served with drinks especially in Spanish bars
—usually used in plural
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
But still, for a variety of reasons, this was a very quiet January transfer window in Spain, leaving plenty of time to enjoy the tapas at La Liga HQ on Monday night.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
With Table, Brandon Capps, owner of New Image, set out to bring Spain’s tapas culture to his brewpub with elevated bites like focaccia with heirloom tomatoes and gnocchi with summer squash.
—Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
The restaurant is in burgeoning downtown Shawnee, which will also soon welcome a Spanish tapas bar called Gilda’s.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The menu, which changes regularly, features traditional tapas alongside sushi.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
But still, for a variety of reasons, this was a very quiet January transfer window in Spain, leaving plenty of time to enjoy the tapas at La Liga HQ on Monday night.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
With Table, Brandon Capps, owner of New Image, set out to bring Spain’s tapas culture to his brewpub with elevated bites like focaccia with heirloom tomatoes and gnocchi with summer squash.
—Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
The restaurant is in burgeoning downtown Shawnee, which will also soon welcome a Spanish tapas bar called Gilda’s.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Tapa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tapa. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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