garupa

Galician

Noun

garupa f (plural garupas)

  1. rump (the hindquarters of an animal)
    Synonyms: ancas, alcafar

References

Portuguese

FWOTD – 16 April 2024

Etymology

Borrowed from French croupe.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾu.pɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾu.pa/

  • Rhymes: -upɐ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ru‧pa

Noun

garupa f (plural garupas)

  1. rump (the hindquarters of an animal)
    • Fernando Tordo (1973) “Tourada”, (in Portuguese):Entram cavaleiros à garupa / Do seu heroísmoEnter riders on the horseback / Of their heroism
  2. (Brazil) the back seat of a motorcycle or bicycle

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Garupp

References

  1. ^ garupa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ garupa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾupa/ [ɡɐˈɾuː.pɐ]
  • Rhymes: -upa
  • Syllabification: ga‧ru‧pa

Noun

garupa (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜇᜓᜉ)

  1. brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
  2. (card games) winner-take-all