trepa

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)

Deverbal from trepar. First attested in 1205.

trepa f (plural trepes)

1. (historical) a form of trimming added to clothing consisting of a hole in the cloth with a different colour of material showing underneath
2. (graphic art) stencil

   Synonym: estergit

Possibly derived from Etymology 1 (per GDLC) or a variant of tropa (per DCVB), changed probably by analogy with trepalla.

trepa f (plural trepes)

1. mob, rabble

   Synonym: gentalla

trepa

1. inflection of trepar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

trepa

1. inflection of trepar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• Hyphenation: tre‧pa

trepa f (plural trepas)

1. (informal) beating; spanking

   Voltas a fazer isso e levas uma trepa. ― Do that again, and you'll take a beating.

trepa

1. inflection of trepar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾepa/
• Rhymes: -epa
• Syllabification: tre‧pa

Deverbal from trepar.

trepa m or f by sense (plural trepas)

1. social climber

   Synonym: arribista

trepa

1. inflection of trepar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “trepa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10