torpe

See also: törpe

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese torpe (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin turpis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾpe/ [ˈt̪oɾ.pɪ]
• Rhymes: -oɾpe
• Hyphenation: tor‧pe

Adjective

torpe m or f (plural torpes)

1. dull, silly, slow

   Synonyms: charro, parvo, paspán

2. clumsy

   Synonym: zoupón

3. stubborn, obstinate

   Synonym: cazurro

Derived terms

• entorpecer
• torpemente
• torpeza
• torpidade

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “torpe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “torpe”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torpe”, 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), “torpe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torpe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish torpe.

Adjective

tórpe

1. slow, dull, or stupid
2. indecent, lewd

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtɔr.peː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtɔr.pe]

Verb

torpē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of torpeō

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin turpis (“ugly; dishonest”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʁ.pi/ [ˈtoh.pi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʁ.pi/ [ˈtoh.pi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾ.pi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʁ.pi/ [ˈtoχ.pi]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈtoɻ.pi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʁ.pe/ [ˈtoh.pe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾ.pɨ/

Adjective

torpe m or f (plural torpes)

1. sordid (morally degrading)

   Synonym: sórdido

2. disgusting; nauseating

   Synonyms: asqueroso, nojento

Derived terms

• torpemente

Etymology 2

Back-formation from torpecer (same as entorpecer).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔʁ.pi/ [ˈtɔh.pi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔʁ.pi/ [ˈtɔh.pi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɾ.pi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔʁ.pi/ [ˈtɔχ.pi]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɻ.pi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔʁ.pe/ [ˈtɔh.pe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɾ.pɨ/

Adjective

torpe m or f (plural torpes)

1. numbing, narcotic
2. numb, torpid

Further reading

• “torpe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “torpe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin turpis (“ugly; dishonest”) (whence English turpitude). Compare archaic English turpid. Not related to English torpid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾpe/ [ˈt̪oɾ.pe]
• Rhymes: -oɾpe
• Syllabification: tor‧pe

Adjective

torpe m or f (masculine and feminine plural torpes)

1. clumsy, awkward

   Synonym: desmañado

2. blundering, bungling
3. dishonest

   Synonym: deshonesto

4. ugly

   Synonym: feo

Derived terms

• torpemente

Related terms

• entorpecer
• estropear

Descendants

• Sicilian: torpu

Noun

torpe m or f by sense (plural torpes)

1. clutz

Further reading

• “torpe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish torpe.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾpe/ [ˈt̪oɾ.pɛ]
• Rhymes: -oɾpe
• Syllabification: tor‧pe

Adjective

torpe (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜉᜒ)

1. stupid; dull

   Synonym: tanga

2. timid; shy

   Synonym: mahiyain

3. (colloquial) too shy to express one's romantic feelings

Derived terms

• katorpehan
• matorpe