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la tapa

lid, cover, tapa (small Spanish dish), covers

ˈt a p a
tap cover + a 2nd-person singular command or 3rd-person singular present
noun · feminine Rare #27,955
lid, cover
SP: Pon la tapa en la olla, por favor.
EN: Put the lid on the pot, please.
tapa (small Spanish dish) Common in Spain: a small appetizer served with a drink or as a snack.
SP: Vamos a pedir una tapa de tortilla.
EN: Let's order a tapa of Spanish omelet.
Declension of tapa
tapatapas

La botella de perfume tiene una tapa azul.

The perfume bottle has a blue cap.

Ayúdeme a sacar esta tapa, por favor.

Please help me remove this lid.

Esta olla no tiene tapa.

This pot does not have a lid.

Esta tapa está demasiado apretada para que yo pueda abrirla.

This lid is too tight for me to open.

Me topé con un libro de tapa roja y resolví tomarlo prestado.

I came across a red-covered book and decided to borrow it.

Una tapa de jamón, por favor, y una caña.

A tapa of ham, please, and a beer.

Esta tapa está tan apretada que no puedo abrirla.

This lid is so tight that I can't open it.

Ayúdame a quitar esta tapa, por favor.

Help me remove this lid, please.

Y luego, desarrolló una tapa de seguridad.

And then, he developed a safety cap.

Tapa, tapa.

Tapas, tapas.

— Pinocho (2019)

No tenemos tapa para una caja tan grande.

We don’t have a lid for such a large box.

verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #31,953
covers
SP: Ella tapa la olla para que no se enfríe.
EN: She covers the pot so it doesn’t get cold.
Conjugation of tapar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third tapa —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third tapa —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second tapa —

Tapa esa gotera.

Fix that leak.

El agua es profunda, incluso parado, me tapa la cabeza.

The water is deep; even standing still, it covers my head.

— Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Rancho, tapa a mi hermana.

Rancho, cover my sister.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Tapa tu cara, vamos.

Cover your face, come on.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Tapa el hoyo.

Cover the hole.

— Bacurau (2019)

Tapa su maldito hoyo.

Cover your damn hole.

— Kajaki (2014)

Odio cuando el pelo tapa el drenaje.

I hate it when hair clogs the drain.

Tapa el agujero.

Cover the hole.

— La gran juerga (1966)

Sounds similar to

papa ˈp a p a capa ˈk a p a talla ˈt a ʝ a mapa ˈm a p a chapa ˈt͡ʃ a p a tipa ˈt i p a