tapasowego

Tapasowego is a form of the Polish adjective tapasowy, used to indicate that something relates to tapas, the Spanish small dishes served as appetizers. It signals a tapas-style character and is most commonly found in culinary descriptions, menus, and discussions of restaurants or dishes. The base adjective tapasowy describes a feature associated with tapas.

Etymology: The word derives from tapas, the Spanish term for small dishes, with the Polish suffix -owy that forms adjectives describing a characteristic. The form tapasowego is the genitive singular (masculine or neuter) of tapasowy, used when the noun it modifies is in the genitive case, for example "smak tapasowego jedzenia" or "karta tapasowego baru."

Usage: In practice, tapasowego appears primarily in formal or semi-formal culinary writing. It describes a dish, menu, or establishment intended to present small-portion, shareable dishes in a tapas-like manner. More common in everyday Polish are phrases such as "w stylu tapas" or the attributive adjectives "tapasowa" or "tapasowe" depending on the gender of the noun, as in "tapasowa restauracja" or "tapasowe przystawki." The genitive form "tapasowego" is used when the noun is in genitive, as in "smak tapasowego jedzenia" or "karta tapasowego baru."

See also: tapas, kuchnia hiszpańska, przystawki, kulinaria.