/ˈɡwapo/
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Translation
handsome, good-looking, attractive
Word origin
Of disputed origin, generally traced to Latin vappa ('flat or spoiled wine', figuratively 'a worthless person'), which shifted from 'rogue' to 'dashing, handsome' in Spanish. There is no settled English cognate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vappa
Grammar
Feminineguapa
Masc pluralguapos
Fem pluralguapas
Examples
.
Your brother is very handsome.
actriz .
That actress is good-looking and clever.
.
The two brothers are equally handsome.
.
The girls looked very pretty in their new dresses.
¡ !
How handsome you look today!
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