tapas

FREQ #30663

n. （西班牙餐馆的）餐前小吃

发音

UK /ˈtæpæs/
UK /-pəs/
US /ˈtæpəs/
IN /ˈθəpəs/
其它
US /ˈtɑː-/

词形变化

tapa

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well.

    塔帕斯

  2. 1.

    (The practice of) asceticism and self-discipline.

    苦行

    不可数
  3. 1.

    plural of tapa

词源

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), 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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