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tapar

Pronunciation: [təˈpa]

“tapar” is a Catalan word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to cork (a bottle, etc.), to stopper
  2. to plug (a hole), to fill
  3. to cover, to conceal
  4. to silence (in an argument)
  5. to suffocate, to choke
  6. to become overcast (of the sky)

In Catalan

  1. Tancar amb tap o tapa.
  2. Cobrir una cosa, en especial per evitar ser vista.
  3. Amagar a la vista les parts del cos humà considerades impúdiques o provocatives.
  4. Destorbar la visió d'alguna cosa.
  5. Ocultar la realització d'un fet que no està permès o que està mal vist.
  6. Obturar una obertura.

Etymology

From tap or tapa + -ar.

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