tapi

Pronunciation: /taˈpiʔ/

“tapi” is a Tagalog word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

apron
any piece of cloth used by women to cover or protect the body (while bathing, working, washing, etc.)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapiq (“apron; skirt”). Compare Cebuano tapi, Maranao tampi, and Malay tapih. Doublet of tapis.

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