tapera
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== French ==
=== Verb ===
tapera
third-person singular future of taper
== Indonesian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tapəˈra/ [t̪a.pəˈra]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta‧pe‧ra
=== Noun ===
tapera (plural tapera-tapera)
(finance, real estate) syllabic abbreviation of tabungan perumahan rakyat (“public housing savings”)
=== Further reading ===
“tapera”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Tupi tapera.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
tapera f (plural taperas)
ruin; old, abandoned house
=== References ===
Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
=== Further reading ===
“tapera”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“tapera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Paraguayan Guarani [Term?].
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /taˈpeɾa/ [t̪aˈpe.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: ta‧pe‧ra
=== Noun ===
tapera f (plural taperas)
(South America) a ruin or an old, abandoned house
=== Further reading ===
“tapera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English taper + -a.
=== Verb ===
tapera
(transitive) taper; to make thinner or narrower at one end
(intransitive) taper; to become thinner or narrower at one end
(ambitransitive) taper; to diminish gradually
==== Related terms ====
taperande
tapering