different between tapas vs charcuterie

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish tapas, plural of tapa, with original sense of “top”.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?tæp.æs/, /?tæp.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?tæp.?s/, /?t??p.?s/

Noun

tapas (uncountable)

1. A variety of Spanish small food items or snacks, originally served with sherry.

Synonyms

• small plate, small plates (see small plates)

Translations

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit ??? (tap, “to heat”).

Noun

tapas (uncountable)

1. Various austere spiritual practices in Indian religions, such as asceticism and self-discipline.

Anagrams

• ataps, pasta, patas

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish tapas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?p?s/, [?t??p?s?]
• Rhymes: -?p?s
• Syllabification: ta?pas

Noun

tapas

1. An individual item of tapas; mostly used in plural.

   Mennään syömään tapaksia.

   Let's go and eat some tapas.

Declension

Anagrams

• Tapsa, pasta

French

Verb

tapas

1. second-person singular past historic of taper

Portuguese

Verb

tapas

1. second-person singular (tu) present indicative of tapar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tapas/, [?t?a.pas]

Noun

tapas f pl

1. plural of tapa
2. (Argentina) Dough for making empanadas (pastries).

Verb

tapas

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of tapar.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Noun

tapas

1. act of cutting or lopping evenly the top, as of a tree
2. act or manner of cutting off the husk of a coconut fruit with a sharp bolo; dehusking of coconut

Synonyms

• (cutting the top): palas, pagpalas
• (dehusking of coconut): pagtapas, pagtatapas

Adjective

tapás

1. lopped or cut off evenly

Synonyms

• palas

Etymology 2

Noun

tapás

1. typical river fish

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French charcuterie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????ku?t???i/, /?????ku?t??i/

Noun

charcuterie (countable and uncountable, plural charcuteries)

1. (uncountable) The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork.
2. (uncountable) Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.
3. (countable) A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat.

Translations

French

Etymology

Compound of Old French char ("flesh", Modern French chair) + cuit (“cooked”) + -erie (suffix denoting a shop or vendor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.ky.t?i/

Noun

charcuterie f (plural charcuteries)

1. charcuterie (all senses)

Descendants

• ? English: charcuterie
• ? Turkish: ?arküteri

Further reading

• “charcuterie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• charcutière