yapo

See also: yapó and yāpò

Cypriot Arabic

Noun

yapó m

  1. O my father! (vocative)
    yapó ana pri tarúx tatcallem slavát ― Dad! I want to get an education

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 136

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝapo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.po] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃapo/ [ˈʃa.po] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒapo/ [ˈʒa.po] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -apo
  • Syllabification: ya‧po

Verb

yapo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of yapar

Tagalog

Etymology

From guwapo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjapo/ [ˈjaː.po]
  • Rhymes: -apo
  • Syllabification: ya‧po

Adjective

yapo (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜉᜓ) (slang)

  1. handsome
    Synonyms: guwapo, pogi, (slang) guwaping, (gay slang) yantaw

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 160

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