How to Use tapa in a Sentence

tapa

noun
Definition of tapanext
  • The cost of each tapa-sized plate ranges from $10 to $16.
    — Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • To soak up all that booze is a tidy tapas menu, with items starting at just $5.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • There was the food — tapas and sangria — as well as salsa and Latin jazz nights.
    — Marcela García, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The restaurant 304 O’Reilly served up small plates and Spanish-style tapas.
    — Moriah Balingit, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Prices: Snacks, tapas and medium-size dishes $9 to $68 (for a Waygu rib-eye steak).
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The pair met up at a tapas bar — but not before Kelly’s friends had scoped out the spot and made sure Brunt looked like a good match.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The menu ranges from tapas to two-person paella pans, which take up to 45 minutes to prepare and should be ordered first.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Their tapas include Catalan toast with romesco tapanade and olives, and a house tandoori chicken.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Order a selection of tapas and stay to enjoy the late-night wine bar—and the people-watching from your table on the porch.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Start with a buffet of tapas, salads and treats then indulge in one of 12 entrée options.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • An April 1 soft launch is planned for the restaurant, which will focus on tapas and other Spanish and Mediterranean fare.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Stop by for a tasting (available daily), then grab tapas at the on-site Gaspar’s Restaurant.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
  • My favorite tapas bar is this place called El Xampanyet.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023
  • And the fauna, as Bob and Lisa Glines recently noted over tapas and cocktails, isn’t bad either.
    — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • For the ultimate luxury break, book one of the villa rooms, which comes with access to a private pool and lounge with tapas and drinks each day.
    — Michele Robson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Even after six years living in Madrid, scoring a free tapa with every drink still feels like hitting pay dirt to me.
    — Benjamin Kemper, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Stop by tapas bar Paquito for the fluffy croquetas, then La Carnicería for blood sausage with apple compote.
    — Diana Spechler, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Tickets are $55 per person, and include tapas, churros, and a bottle of Sangria to take home.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, the defining characteristic of much of the region’s food is that it is served as mezze, a collection of small plates akin to Spain’s tapas.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
  • An upscale restaurant, walk-up burger window, open-air wine and tapas lounge, and rooftop pool complete the picture.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The Spanish tapas bar will reopen this summer, with a larger space that will allow the team to expand the bar program and serve a full dinner menu, Fink said.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In the 2016 Games, Taufatofua wore a tapa cloth, symbolic Tongan clothing worn at formal events.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 17 July 2021
  • Order a few bottles, sample some tapas, and build your own cheese plates at their courtyard with daily live music.
    — Janna A. Zinzi, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Search menus at tapas restaurants for your own ingredients lists!
    — Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Bar Santos is a classic line-up-and-know-what-to-order tapas bar that attracts crowds for its Spanish tortilla, a thick potato omelet.
    — Andrew Ferren, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a tapas bar (this is a Spanish brand after all), two-story rooftop infinity pool and 32nd floor co-working space.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • The restaurant applied the Spanish concept of tapas to Mexican cuisine.
    — Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 24 July 2023
  • From fusion tapas restaurants to a minor league baseball team, Dunedin has plenty of delightful tricks up its sleeve.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
  • There are no gaudy mentions of Gaudi or knowing references to vermouth hour; the Circle takes Witold out for an Italian meal, not for tapas.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • An upscale rum bar concept with a tapas menu that takes local dishes and gives them a new spin is also expanding to more resorts.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024

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