What is the difference between tapa and tapadera?
What is the difference between tapa and tapadera? Mexican spanis,
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one context for tapadera.
- The leather cover of the stirrup of a Mexican saddle. (f)

The difference is probably the same in all countries, but if you don't want an answer from someone who is not from Mexico, I won't interfere.
In Spain, "tapadera" its used when you want to talk about a busines which hide another busines (ilegal busines). For example.
La policia nacional detiene a 2 personas que usaban un restaurante chino como tapadera para el trafico de drogas.
What is the difference between tapa and tapadera in Mexico or lo mismo ?
The one is sometimes edible, the other never, but as I'm not from Mexico either I will resist the urge to enlighten you.