tapaboca

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to cover”) +‎ boca (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tapaˈboka/ [t̪a.paˈβ̞o.ka]
• Rhymes: -oka
• Syllabification: ta‧pa‧bo‧ca

Noun

tapaboca m (plural tapabocas)

1. Alternative form of tapabocas
2. slap

Further reading

• “tapaboca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014