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tapas

Main Entry:: ¹ta·pa
Pronunciation:: \ˈtä-pə, ˈta-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Marquesan & Tahitian
Date:: 1817

: a coarse cloth made in the Pacific islands from the pounded bark especially of the paper mulberry and usually decorated with geometric patterns

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