tapa

Other forms: tapas

Definitions of tapa
  1. noun
    the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
    synonyms: tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark
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    type of:
    bark
    tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
  2. noun
    a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
    synonyms: tappa
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    type of:
    cloth, fabric, material, textile
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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