trapo

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin drappus (“piece of cloth”), from Indo-European origin (confer Lithuanian drãpanos (“clothes, laundry”)), but probably neither Germanic nor Celtic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾapo̝/

Noun

trapo m (plural trapos)

1. cloth (woven fabric)

   Synonym: pano

2. tatter; rag

   Synonyms: farrapo, galdrapo, milfo

3. diaper

   Synonym: cueiro

4. sail (piece of fabric attached to a boat)

   Synonym: pano

Derived terms

• a todo trapo
• trapallo
• trapallada
• trapalleiro

References

• “trapo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “trapo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “trapo” in Santamarina, Antón (dir.), Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja: Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (v 4.0). Santiago: ILG.
• “trapo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin trapus, alternative form of drappus (“piece of cloth”), probably from Frankish *drapi, *drāpi (“that which is fulled, drabcloth”), from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- (“to beat, crush, make or become thick”)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾa.pu/

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• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾa.po/
• Hyphenation: tra‧po
• Rhymes: -apu

Noun

trapo m (plural trapos)

1. tatter (a shred of torn cloth)
2. rag (piece of old cloth)

Synonyms

• farrapo, frangalho, pano

Derived terms

• a todo trapo
• estar um trapo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin drappus (“cloth”), probably from Frankish *drapi, *drāpi (“that which is fulled, drabcloth”). Compare French drap, drapeau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɾa̠.po̞]
• See also: trabo, atrapo, trepo, tropo

Noun

trapo m (plural trapos)

1. (cloth) rag
2. (cloth) any piece of cloth
3. (cleansing) any fabric or paper piece for clean, wash or dry (tea towel, dish towel, dish cloth, dust cloth, car towel, damp cloth)

   Synonym: paño

4. (figuratively) clothing, clothes

   Synonyms: ropa, traste

Derived terms

• trapear

• trapero

• estar hecho un trapo

Usage notes

• Trapo is a false friend of English trap; actual translations of trap into Spanish are trampa (noun) and atrapar (verb).

Anagrams

• optar
• parto

• porta
• potar

• topar
• tropa

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish trapo (“rag”).

Noun

trapo

1. rag; cleaning rag

Etymology 2

Contraction of English words traditional and politician.

Noun

trapo

1. (derogatory) a corrupt politician.