tapas
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From Spanish tapas, the plural of tapa (“appetizer, tapa; cap, lid (cover of a container)”) (from the fact that plates of tapas were originally placed on the tops of glasses of alcoholic beverages as lids),[1] from Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug; tap”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- (“to lose; to sacrifice”). Doublet of tap.
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tapas pl (normally plural, singular tapa)
Tapas takes plural agreement when parsed as a group of small dishes, or singular agreement when parsed as a single order or set dish. Thus one can say:
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From Sanskrit तप् (tap, “heat; to be hot”),[2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm or hot”). Related to tepid.
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tapas (uncountable)
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