guwapo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guapo.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

guwapo (feminine guwapa)

1. obsolete form of gwapo

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• gwapo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guapo.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

guwápo (feminine guwapa, intensified guwapohon)

1. handsome

   Coordinate terms: magayon, madahom

Derived terms

• magguwapo
• maguwapohan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• gwapo — superseded, pre-2007
• guapo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guapo (“handsome”), ultimately from Latin vappa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈapo/ [ˈɡwaː.po]
• Rhymes: -apo
• Syllabification: gu‧wa‧po

Adjective

guwapo (feminine guwapa, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜉᜓ)

1. handsome; good-looking

   Synonyms: pogi, (slang) guwaping, (gay slang) yantaw, (slang) yapo

Derived terms

• gumuwapo
• guwapuhan
• kaguwapuhan
• magpaguwapo

See also

• pogi
• yapo

Noun

guwapo (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜉᜓ)

1. handsome man

Further reading

• “guwapo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “guwapo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018