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tapon

Pronunciation: /ˈtapon/

“tapon” is a Tagalog word. Its 12 meanings in English:

noun

  1. act of throwing away something
  2. wasted material; anything thrown away or wasted
  3. act of spilling (of liquid in a container)
  4. spilled liquid
  5. banishment; deportation
  6. deportee
  7. wine stopper; cork
  8. plug

adjective

  1. thrown away for disposal; wasted
  2. spilled (of liquid from a container)
  3. deported; banished (of a person)
  4. wasteful, fond of wasting materials (of a person)

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