noun, masculine/ˈɡwapo/plural: guapos
arrowroot
Synonyms: maranta, sagú, planta obediente
Ultimately from Latin vappa (“flat wine, worthless person”), probably through the intermediate of dialectal Old French, namely Picard vape, wape, gape (“dull, insipid (of food); weakened (of people); deranged (of the stomach)”), which has possibly, but not necessarily received influence from Proto-Germanic *hwapjaną (“to breathe, air out, let go to waste, become sour”), whereas modern French gouape is a reloan from Spanish. At one point the word meant “rascal, ruffian” and evolved in meaning ove
adjective/ˈɡwapo/
good-looking; handsome, pretty (describes a man or a woman); smart or elegant; cool; bold, fearless; angry, upset
“Los chicos son guapos.” — The boys are good-looking.
Synonyms: bonito, hermoso, lindo, guay, bacán, bacano, bárbaro, buena onda
Antonyms: feo
Ultimately from Latin vappa (“flat wine, worthless person”), probably through the intermediate of dialectal Old French, namely Picard vape, wape, gape (“dull, insipid (of food); weakened (of people); deranged (of the stomach)”), which has possibly, but not necessarily received influence from Proto-Germanic *hwapjaną (“to breathe, air out, let go to waste, become sour”), whereas modern French gouape is a reloan from Spanish. At one point the word meant “rascal, ruffian” and evolved in meaning ove