/Sounds like 'tah-PAH-oh'/
Someone in the closet — hiding their sexual orientation and living a double life in the Caribbean. Tapao literally means 'covered' and captures that secret-keeping weight. In the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, it often refers specifically to a gay man who isn't out.
"Todo el mundo sabe que está tapao menos él mismo. → "Everyone knows he's in the closet except himself."
"Salió del clóset después de años tapao. → "He came out after years of hiding."
/Sounds like 'tah-PAH-oh'/
Someone in the closet — hiding their sexual orientation and living a double life in the Caribbean. Tapao literally means 'covered' and captures that secret-keeping weight. In the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, it often refers specifically to a gay man who isn't out.
"Todo el mundo sabe que está tapao menos él mismo. → "Everyone knows he's in the closet except himself."
"Salió del clóset después de años tapao. → "He came out after years of hiding."