noun, feminine/ˈtapa/plural: tapas
lid, cap (the top or cover of a container); the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover (the front and back of a book); sluicegate; flank (a cut of meat from the flank of a cow)
“de tapa blanda” — softcover
Synonyms: tapadera, tapón, portada, cubierta, compuerta
From Gothic *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Italian tappare and English tap.