torpe

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See also: törpe

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese torpe (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin turpis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

torpe m or f (plural torpes)

  1. dull, silly, slow
    Synonyms: charro, parvo, paspán
  2. clumsy
    Synonym: zoupón
  3. stubborn, obstinate
    Synonym: cazurro

Derived terms

References

  • “torpe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “torpe” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “torpe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “torpe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “torpe” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish torpe.

Adjective

tórpe

  1. slow, dull, or stupid
  2. indecent, lewd

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

torpē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of torpeō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Latin turpis (“ugly; dishonest”).

Adjective

torpe m or f (plural torpes)

  1. sordid (morally degrading)
    Synonym: sórdido
  2. disgusting; nauseating
    Synonyms: asqueroso, nojento
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from torpecer (same as entorpecer).

Adjective

torpe m or f (plural torpes)

  1. numbing, narcotic
  2. numb, torpid

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin turpis (“ugly; dishonest”) (whence English turpitude). Compare archaic English turpid. Not related to English torpid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoɾpe/
  • Rhymes: -oɾpe
  • Syllabification: tor‧pe

Adjective

torpe m or f (masculine and feminine plural torpes)

  1. clumsy, awkward, blundering, bungling
  2. dishonest
  3. ugly

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

torpe m or f by sense (plural torpes)

  1. clutz

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish torpe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoɾpe/,
  • Hyphenation: tor‧pe

Adjective

torpe (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜉᜒ)

  1. stupid; dull
    Synonym: tanga
  2. timid; shy
    Synonym: mahiyain
  3. (colloquial) too shy to express one's romantic feelings

Derived terms

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