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Where does “gwapo” come from?

gwapo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa, from Spanish gape.

gwapo (Cebuano): visually attractive; handsome; good-looking; of...

Definitions

  1. visually attractive; handsome; good-looking; of...

Ancestry of “gwapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguapoarrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...
2Latinvappaflat wine; worthless person, fop
3Spanishgape—

Words derived from “gwapo”

  • shofa
  • kagwapa
  • gwapoha
  • kagwapo
  • gwapaha
  • gwapa
  • makagwapa
  • makagwapo
  • shofo
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