tapadera

English

Alternative forms

• tapadero, tapidero

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tapadera.

Noun

tapadera (plural tapaderas)

1. One of the leather hoods that cover the stirrups of a Mexican saddle.

Spanish

Etymology

From tapar +‎ -era.

Noun

tapadera f (plural tapaderas)

1. lid, cover
2. disguise, camouflage, concealing, cover

Further reading

• “tapadera”, 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