No. 14,058 in Spanish
tapa
Cover, lid, or a small appetizer in Spanish cuisine.
In a sentence
Por favor, coloca la tapa sobre la olla.
Please place the lid on the pot.
Here, 'tapa' refers to the lid of a cooking pot, a common household object.
Fuimos al bar y pedimos una tapa de jamón.
We went to the bar and ordered a small dish of ham.
In this sentence, 'tapa' means a small serving of food, typical in Spanish cuisine, served with drinks.
Usa esta tapa como marcador para el libro.
Use this cover as a bookmark for the book.
This illustrates the versatility of 'tapa', here referring to a detachable cover or a flat object.
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