: 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
Examples of tapa in a Sentence
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Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
In what’s become an annual festival tradition, attendees gather on Saturday afternoon, post-hangover, pre-screenings, for a tapas (or paella) top-up at the city’s legendary Spanish restaurant, located right next to City Hall.
30.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
After putting the kids to bed in the evenings, the nine adults on the trip would eat dinner at a local outdoor tapas restaurant.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
About three-quarters will serve as extended seating for Extra Virgin, but redesigned to match the Mediterranean tapas aesthetic of that restaurant.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Drawing on the brand’s Spanish roots, a menu of tapas offers several trios of small bites, from cheesy croquettes to sandwiches and empanadas, as well as sweet treats like pastries and chocolate truffles.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Primitivo, an intimate tapas bar, specializes in nigiri and crudo appetizers and specialty cocktails like silky Negronis.
—Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Spanish tapas bar will reopen this summer, with a larger space that will allow the team to expand the bar program and serve a full dinner menu, Fink said.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
From fusion tapas restaurants to a minor league baseball team, Dunedin has plenty of delightful tricks up its sleeve.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
Noun
To celebrate its two years, a limited birthday menu will be offered throughout May, which will include new cocktails, brunch offerings (like a chorizo eggs Benedict), new tapas (a hat tip to the sisters’ Spanish heritage), and sweet cinnamon nachos.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
In what’s become an annual festival tradition, attendees gather on Saturday afternoon, post-hangover, pre-screenings, for a tapas (or paella) top-up at the city’s legendary Spanish restaurant, located right next to City Hall.
30.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
After putting the kids to bed in the evenings, the nine adults on the trip would eat dinner at a local outdoor tapas restaurant.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
About three-quarters will serve as extended seating for Extra Virgin, but redesigned to match the Mediterranean tapas aesthetic of that restaurant.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Drawing on the brand’s Spanish roots, a menu of tapas offers several trios of small bites, from cheesy croquettes to sandwiches and empanadas, as well as sweet treats like pastries and chocolate truffles.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Primitivo, an intimate tapas bar, specializes in nigiri and crudo appetizers and specialty cocktails like silky Negronis.
—Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Spanish tapas bar will reopen this summer, with a larger space that will allow the team to expand the bar program and serve a full dinner menu, Fink said.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
From fusion tapas restaurants to a minor league baseball team, Dunedin has plenty of delightful tricks up its sleeve.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Tapa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tapa. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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