Where does “garapal” come from?

garapal (Tagalog) comes from Spanish garrafal, from Catalan garrofa, from Arabic خَرُّوبَة.

garapal (Tagalog): outrageous; openly shameless

Definitions

  1. outrageous; openly shameless

Ancestry of “garapal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgarrafalhuge, colossal, glaring
2Catalangarrofacarob bean
3Arabicخَرُّوبَة—
Every word from Arabic خَرُّوبَة →Every word from Catalan garrofa →Every word from Spanish garrafal →