guapo

English

Pronunciation

• (African-American Vernacular, MTE) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɑpoʊ̯/

Noun

guapo (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of gwop.
   • 2020 October 10, “Toot That Sh!t Up”, Kai Bandz (lyrics), 0:47:

     […] It’s for the guapo,
     can't waste time with the diamonds, I’m tryna git swallow

Asturian

Adjective

guapo

1. neuter of guapu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɡwa.pu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡwa.po]

Adjective

guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapes)

1. good-looking or handsome (unisex)
2. smart or elegant

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈapo/ [ˈɡwa.po]
• Hyphenation: gua‧po

Adjective

guapo (feminine guapa, Badlit spelling ᜄᜓᜀᜉᜓ)

1. alternative form of gwapo

Galician

Etymology

First attested in 1755. Probably from Spanish guapo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwapo/ [ˈɡwa.pʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈɡwapo/ [ˈɡwa.pʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈħwapo/ [ˈħwa.pʊ]

• Rhymes: -apo
• Hyphenation: gua‧po

Adjective

guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapas)

1. good

   Synonym: bo

   • 1812, Ramón González Semnra, Carta recomendada:

     nosoutros xa lle temos un jues moi guapo. Para buscalo non fixemos mais que botar ó ollo ó veciño da jurisdizon que nos pareceu mais honrado, mais home de ben, mais cristiano, é que millor coidaba da sua familia é da sua casa, sin ser empexoso, nin empeitizo, nin sobervio, nin cobizoso, nin zizañeiro

     we already have a very good judge. For finding him we did nothing but search for the neighbor that seemed to us as the most honest, the most upstanding, the most Christian, and that tooks the most care of his family and house; who is neither envious, nor haughty, nor arrogant, nor greedy, nor an instigator.

2. nice, beautiful

   Synonym: bonito

   • 1755, Magdalena Garcia de Ogando, Carta:

     a sua sobriña Faruciña me dice que de sua parte le diga a bustede que lle quer regale con un rosario de Jerusalen mui guapo

     you niece Farruquiña tell me that, on her behalf, I tell you that she want to gift you a very nice rosary of Jerusalem

3. good-looking

   Synonyms: fermoso, garrido

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “guapo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “guapo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guapo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “guapo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “guapo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Mirandese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwapu/ [ˈɡwa.pu]
• Rhymes: -apu
• Syllabification: gua‧po

Adjective

guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapas, superlative guapíssemo)

1. gorgeous, beautiful

References

• Moisés, Pires (2004), “guapo”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 293.
• Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “guapo”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guapo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwa.pu/

• Hyphenation: gua‧po

Adjective

guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapas)

1. brave; courageous

   Synonyms: bravo, corajoso

2. pretty; beautiful

   Synonyms: belo, bonito

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin vappa (“flat wine; figuratively, worthless person”), probably not directly but through the intermediate of dialectal Old French wape, gape, gouape, which has also received influence from Proto-Germanic *hwapjaną (“to breathe, air out, let go to waste, become sour”). At one point meant "rascal" or "ruffian" and evolved in meaning over time.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwapo/ [ˈɡwa.po]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -apo
• Syllabification: gua‧po

Noun

guapo m (plural guapos)

1. arrowroot

   Synonyms: maranta, sagú, planta obediente

Adjective

guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapas, superlative guapísimo)

1. good-looking; handsome, pretty (describes a man or a woman)

   Synonyms: bonito, hermoso, lindo

   Antonym: feo

   Los chicos son guapos.

   The boys are good-looking.

2. smart or elegant
3. (colloquial, Spain) cool

   Synonyms: guay; see also Thesaurus:guay

   Esa nueva peli está guapísima, tío.

   That new movie is so cool, dude.

4. bold, fearless
5. (Dominican Republic) angry, upset

Derived terms

• aguapar
• guapamente
• guapear
• guaperas
• guapete
• guapetón
• guapeza
• guapote

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: gwapo, guwapo
• → Catalan: guapo
• → Cebuano: guapo, gwapo, guwapo
• →? English: gwop, guap, gwap, gwuap
  • → German: Gwop
  • → Russian: гвап (gvap), гуа́п (guáp)
• → French: gouape
• → Galician: guapo
• → Neapolitan: guappo
  • → English: wop
  • → Italian: guappo
• → Portuguese: guapo
• → Tagalog: guwapo
• → Yogad: gwapo

Further reading

• “guapo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024