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Tapa vs Tapu - What's the difference?

tapa | tapu |

As nouns the difference between tapa and tapu

is that tapa is a kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry while tapu is alternative form of lang=en.

tapa

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) tapa.

Noun

(-)
  • A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
    • Synonyms
    * kapa

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) tapa

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (-)
  • Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.

    • Anagrams

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    tapu

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • :* 2004': Spies were sent to test the Moriori’s mettle by violating '''''tapu'' & despoiling holy sites. — David Mitchell, ''Cloud Atlas

    • Anagrams

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