Noun: tapa taa-pu
- A paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
"The museum displayed traditional clothing made from tapa cloth";
- tappa
- The thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
"Tapa bark is traditionally used in Pacific cultures to make cloth";
- tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark
Derived forms: tapas
Type of: bark, cloth, fabric, material, textile
Encyclopedia: Tapa, Estonia