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单词 tapa
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Definition of tapa in English:

tapa

noun ˈtɑːpəˈtäpə
mass noun
  • 1The bark of the paper mulberry tree.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Boys learn to plant, cultivate, cook, and fish; girls learn to cook and are taught how to prepare tapa for decoration or clothing.
    1. 1.1 Cloth made from tapa, used in the Pacific islands.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Beaded cloth from India, Indonesian batiks, and Hawaiian tapa are perfect for pillows or throws.
      • On Wallis, there is no longer a central market but, as we have seen in the early sections of this paper, there is an important informal market for pigs, fish, tapa and mats.
      • The person is dressed in tapa, carries a whale's tooth, and is then seated on the ground for the tooth to be presented and listens to the speeches.
      • The attitude criticized in the words by the author quoted above also explains the importance of pigs, yams and taro for men and that of tapa and mats for women.
      • The principal tasks for Wallisian men are the production of food in the form of root crops, pigs and seafood, whereas women produce tapa and mats.

Origin

Early 19th century: of Polynesian origin.

 
 

Definition of tapa in US English:

tapa

nounˈtäpə
  • 1The bark of the paper mulberry tree.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Boys learn to plant, cultivate, cook, and fish; girls learn to cook and are taught how to prepare tapa for decoration or clothing.
    1. 1.1 Cloth made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree, used in the Pacific islands.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The attitude criticized in the words by the author quoted above also explains the importance of pigs, yams and taro for men and that of tapa and mats for women.
      • On Wallis, there is no longer a central market but, as we have seen in the early sections of this paper, there is an important informal market for pigs, fish, tapa and mats.
      • The person is dressed in tapa, carries a whale's tooth, and is then seated on the ground for the tooth to be presented and listens to the speeches.
      • Beaded cloth from India, Indonesian batiks, and Hawaiian tapa are perfect for pillows or throws.
      • The principal tasks for Wallisian men are the production of food in the form of root crops, pigs and seafood, whereas women produce tapa and mats.

Origin

Early 19th century: of Polynesian origin.

 
 
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