trapo

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English

Etymology

Contraction of traditional politician; also influenced by Tagalog trapo (“rag”), from Spanish trapo.

Pronunciation

Noun

trapo (plural trapos)

  1. (Philippines, slang, derogatory) corrupt politician

References

  1. ^ “trapo, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2022.

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trapo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tra‧po
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾapo/,

Noun

trápo

  1. rag
    Synonyms: pamunas, yamit

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin drappus (“piece of cloth”), which is of Indo-European origin (compare Lithuanian drãpanos (“clothes, laundry”)), but perhaps neither Germanic nor Celtic.

Pronunciation

Noun

trapo m (plural trapos)

  1. cloth (woven fabric)
    Synonym: pano
  2. tatter; rag
    Synonyms: farrapo, galdrapo, milfo
  3. diaper
    Synonym: cueiro
  4. sail (piece of fabric attached to a boat)
    Synonym: pano

Derived terms

References

  • “trapo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “trapo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “trapo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “trapo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “trapo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin trapus, alternative form of drappus (“piece of cloth”), probably from Frankish *drapi, *drāpi (“that which is fulled, drabcloth”), from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (“to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ- (“to beat, crush, make or become thick”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (BR)(file)
  • Rhymes: -apu
  • Hyphenation: tra‧po

Noun

trapo m (plural trapos)

  1. tatter (a shred of torn cloth)
    Synonyms: farrapo, frangalho, pano
  2. rag (piece of old cloth)

Derived terms

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trapo (“rug”).

Noun

trapo

  1. rug

Spanish

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Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin drappus (“cloth”), probably from Frankish *drapi, *drāpi (“that which is fulled, drabcloth”). Compare French drap, drapeau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾapo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -apo
  • Syllabification: tra‧po

Noun

trapo m (plural trapos)

  1. (cleaning) rag, piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing or drying (tea towel, dish towel, dish cloth, dust cloth, paper towel)
    Synonym: paño
  2. (cloth) any piece of cloth
    1. rag (derogative for a flag)
  3. (figurative) clothing, clothes
    Synonyms: ropa, traste

Usage notes

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tausug: tarapu, trapu

Further reading

Anagrams

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾapo/,
  • Hyphenation: tra‧po

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish trapo (“rag”).

Noun

trapo (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜉᜓ)

  1. rag; cleaning rag
    Synonyms: basahan, pamunas
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Contraction of English traditional politician.

Noun

trapo (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜉᜓ)

  1. (slang, derogatory) corrupt politician

Further reading

  • “trapo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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