Where does “guwapo” come from?
guwapo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa, from Spanish gape.
guwapo (Tagalog): handsome
Ancestry of “guwapo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | guapo | arrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart... |
| 2 | Latin | vappa | flat wine; worthless person, fop |
| 3 | Spanish | gape | — |