guapo

== English == === Pronunciation === (African-American Vernacular, MTE) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɑpoʊ̯/ === Noun === guapo (uncountable) Alternative form of gwop. == Asturian == === Adjective === guapo neuter of guapu == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈɡwa.pu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡwa.po] === Adjective === guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapes) good-looking or handsome (unisex) smart or elegant == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuˈapo/ [ˈɡwa.po] Hyphenation: gua‧po === Adjective === guapo (feminine guapa, Badlit spelling ᜄᜓᜀᜉᜓ) alternative form of gwapo == Galician == === Etymology === First attested in 1755. Probably from Spanish guapo. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -apo Hyphenation: gua‧po === Adjective === guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapas) good Synonym: bo nice, beautiful Synonym: bonito good-looking Synonyms: fermoso, garrido === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “guapo”, 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), “guapo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guapo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “guapo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “guapo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Mirandese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwapu/ [ˈɡwa.pu] Rhymes: -apu Syllabification: gua‧po === Adjective === guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapas, superlative guapíssemo) gorgeous, beautiful === References === Moisés, Pires (2004), “guapo”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 293. Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “guapo”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary]. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish guapo. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gua‧po === Adjective === guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapas) brave; courageous Synonyms: bravo, corajoso pretty; beautiful Synonyms: belo, bonito === Further reading === “guapo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “guapo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin vappa (“flat wine, worthless person”), probably through the intermediate of dialectal Old French, namely Picard vape, wape, gape (“dull, insipide (of food); weakened (of people); deranged (of the stomach)”), which has possibly, but not necessarily received influence from Proto-Germanic *hwapjaną (“to breathe, air out, let go to waste, become sour”), whereas modern French gouape is a reloan from Spanish. At one point the word meant “rascal, ruffian” and evolved in meaning over time. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwapo/ [ˈɡwa.po] Rhymes: -apo Syllabification: gua‧po === Noun === guapo m (plural guapos) arrowroot Synonyms: maranta, sagú, planta obediente === Adjective === guapo (feminine guapa, masculine plural guapos, feminine plural guapas, superlative guapísimo) good-looking; handsome, pretty (describes a man or a woman) Synonyms: bonito, hermoso, lindo Antonym: feo smart or elegant (colloquial, Spain) cool Synonyms: guay; see also Thesaurus:guay bold, fearless (Dominican Republic) angry, upset ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “guapo”, 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