dropo

See also: dröpo

Catalan

Alternative forms

• dròpol

Etymology

Inherited from Latin hydropicus (“dropsical”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈdɾɔ.pu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈdɾɔ.po]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdɾo.po]

Adjective

dropo (feminine dropa, masculine plural dropos, feminine plural dropes)

1. lazy, idle

Noun

dropo m (plural dropos, feminine dropa)

1. lazybones, layabout, idler, shirker

   Synonym: gandul

Derived terms

• dropejar
• droperia

Further reading

• “dropo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dropō, see also Old English dropa, Old Norse dropi.

Noun

dropo m

1. drop

Descendants

• Middle Low German: drope, drupe, drup
  • German Low German: Drüpp

Portuguese

Verb

dropo

1. first-person singular present indicative of dropar