tapabocas

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tapaboca

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tapaˈbokas/ [t̪a.paˈβ̞o.kas]
• Rhymes: -okas
• Syllabification: ta‧pa‧bo‧cas

Noun

tapabocas m (plural tapabocas)

1. scarf

   Synonym: bufanda

2. (Cuba, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela) surgical mask

   Synonyms: mascarilla, barbijo, cubrebocas

Noun

tapabocas

1. plural of tapaboca

Further reading

• “tapabocas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28