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ta·pa ¹  (täp, tp)

n.

1. The inner bark of the paper mulberry.

2. A paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific islands by pounding this bark or similar bark.

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[Marquesan and Tahitian.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tapa - the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
	2.	tapa - a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark tappa cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"