tapadera

B2 · noun · f

eyelid

tapadera — eyelid

🫕 tapa (lid) + -dera (thing that does) = the thing that covers

Spanish tapa means lid or cap, and tapar means to cover. A tapadera is the lid itself, and by extension a front or cover story that hides something, like a business used to conceal illegal activity.

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