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Tapas vs Tapis - What's the difference?

tapas | tapis |

As nouns the difference between tapas and tapis

is that tapas is variety of Spanish small food items or snacks originally served with sherry while tapis is tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.

tapas

English

Noun

(-)
  • Variety of Spanish small food items or snacks originally served with sherry.
  • * 1986 , , The Frugal Gourmet Cooks with Wine :
    • The snacks are called tapas because in the old days a piece of toast was served, too, so that you might have a "top" on your glass of sherry, a lid that would prevent the flies from getting into the glass.
  • Small food items generally.
    • Izakaya food is basically Japanese tapas.

    Synonyms

    * small plate, small plates (see (small plates))

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    tapis

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.

    • Derived terms

    * on the tapis, upon the tapis

    Anagrams

    * ----