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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014