tapis

Etymology

From French, from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

tapis (plural tapises)

1. Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.

Anagrams

• PITAs, Paits, patis, pitas

Verb

tapis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of tapar

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪aˌpis̪/
• Rhymes: -pis̪
• Hyphenation: ta‧pis

Noun

tapis

1. towel wrap, wraparound

Verb

tapis

1. To cover one's body using a towel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.pi/

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Verb

tapis

1. masculine plural of the past participle of tapir

Etymology 2

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. carpet; mat; rug
2. (poker) all-in (an instance of betting all of one's chips)

Anagrams

• pâtis, pista

Further reading

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

Verb

tapis

1. to filter
2. to strain
3. to apply pressure

Etymology

From Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

Noun

tapis m (plural tapis)

1. (Jersey) carpet

Noun

tapis

1. a wraparound skirt worn by ancient Filipino women
2. a towel wrap