Meaning of tapás

To cut down, fell, mow, mow down, cut low shrubs, reeds, under brush etc. Tápsa ang tígbaw. Cut down the tígbaw reeds. Itapás iníng binángon. Use this bolo for cutting. (For felling large trees púkan is more used).

Coconut-husks, the thick, fibrous layer surrounding the coconut shell; also used as a verb. Gintapásan níla ang lubí. They stripped the coconut of its husk. (see bunót).