tapabocas
Spanish, noun/tapaˈbokas/
tapabocas is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “scarf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of tapaboca.
What does tapabocas mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinescarf
- 2
Mexicomasculinesurgical mask
noun
- 1
plural of tapaboca
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of tapabocas
- tapaboca alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tapabocas?
- /tapaˈbokas/
- [t̪a.paˈβ̞o.kas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tapabocas in Spanish?
tapabocas appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).