tapiz

tapiz m (plural tapiz)

1. carpet

• French: tapis

From Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Latin tapēs, tapētem or from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.

tapiz m (oblique plural tapiz, nominative singular tapiz, nominative plural tapiz)

1. carpet; rug
   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:

     Sor .I. tapiz devant son lit
     Dormoit souvent a grant delit

     On a carpet in front of his bed
     He often slept very well

• French: tapis

From French tapis, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs).

tapiz m (plural tapices)

1. tapestry
2. carpet