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Where does “guapa” come from?

guapa (Spanish) comes from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa, from Spanish gape.

guapa (Spanish): feminine singular of guapo

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of guapo

Ancestry of “guapa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “guapa”

  • shofa
  • guwapa
  • kagwapa
  • gwapaha
  • gwapa
  • makagwapa
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