tapado
Spanish, noun/taˈpado/
tapado is spelled T-A-P-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,247th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tapado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dark horse, underdog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of tapar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Abrigo largo con mangas, que combina características de la camisa y de la campera”.
What does tapado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
covered
noun
- 1
masculinedark horse, underdog
- 2
masculinerareA type of coat with long, closed and with sleeves worn primarily by women and children.
verb
- 1
past participle of tapar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Cubierto, oculto, generalmente por algún objeto. 2. Dicho de una mujer: que se tapa con un velo para ocultar su identidad. 3. Dicho del mate: que al aspirar por la bombilla no sale líquido. 4. Estreñido.
noun: 1. Abrigo largo con mangas, que combina características de la camisa y de la campera. 2. Comida que preparan los indígenas con plátanos y carne, y que asan en un hoyo hecho en tierra. 3. Tesoro enterrado.
verb: 1. Participio de tapar o de taparse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tapado
- tapada feminine
- tapados masculine plural
- tapadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tapado?
- /taˈpado/
- [t̪aˈpa.ð̞o]
- [t̪aˈpað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tapado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tapado in Spanish?
tapado appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).