tapas
noun/ˈtɑpəz/
Frequency rank: #14,945 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Small Spanish appetizers or snacks served with drinks.
Example sentence
We ordered several tapas to share before the main course arrived.
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