Etymology

vas (“iron”) +‎ taps (“applause”)Category:Hungarian compound nouns#VASTAPS

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒʃtɒpʃ]Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation#VASTAPS
• Hyphenation: vas‧taps
• Rhymes: -ɒpʃCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/ɒpʃ#VASTAPSCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/ɒpʃ/2 syllables#VASTAPS

Noun

vastaps (plural vastapsok)Category:Hungarian lemmas#VASTAPSCategory:Hungarian nouns#VASTAPSCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#VASTAPSCategory:Pages with entries#VASTAPSCategory:Pages with 1 entry#VASTAPS

1. (theaterCategory:hu:Theater#VASTAPS) applause (after lowering the safety curtain)
2. enthusiastic/frenetic applause (strong, loud, rythmical, synchronized clapping)

Further reading

• vastaps in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.