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Where does “guapo” come from?

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

guapo (Spanish): arrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...

Definitions

  1. arrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...

Ancestry of “guapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvappaflat wine; worthless person, fop
2Spanishgape—

Words derived from “guapo”

  • wop
  • wopspeak
  • aguapar
  • guapito
  • guapetón
  • guapín
  • guapa
  • guappo
  • gouape
  • guapo
  • guapa
  • guapo
  • gwapa
  • guwapo
  • gwapo
  • shofa
  • shofo
  • makagwapa
  • makagwapo
  • guwapa
  • gwapoha
  • gwapaha
  • kagwapa
  • kagwapo
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