tappa

indénombrable

A noun referring to the thin fibrous bark of certain trees, such as the paper mulberry, or the paperlike cloth made from this bark in the South Pacific.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'écorce fibreuse fine de certains arbres, comme le mûrier à papier, ou le tissu papyracé fabriqué à partir de cette écorce dans le Pacifique Sud.

1. Bark of certain trees C1 formal

   The thin, fibrous bark obtained from the paper mulberry tree or Pipturus albidus, used for making cloth.

   • The islanders harvested tappa from the mulberry trees.
   • Tappa bark is carefully stripped and prepared for processing.
   • The texture of tappa bark is soft and fibrous.

   🇫🇷Écorce à tapa

   Synonymes: tapa

2. Traditional cloth C1 formal

   A paperlike fabric made in the South Pacific by beating and pounding the bark of the tappa tree.

   • The artisans created beautiful patterns on the tappa cloth.
   • Tappa is often used for ceremonial garments in Polynesian cultures.
   • The museum displayed a collection of traditional tappa from Fiji.

   🇫🇷Tapa (étoffe d'écorce)

   Synonymes: tapa