# torpe
## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtoɾpe/ [ˈt̪oɾ.pɪ]
* Rhymes: -oɾpe
* Hyphenation: tor‧pe

### Adjective

torpe m or f (plural torpes)
* dull, silly, slow
    Synonyms: charro, parvo, paspán
* clumsy
    Synonym: zoupón
* stubborn, obstinate
    Synonym: cazurro

#### Derived terms

* entorpecer
* torpemente
* torpeza
* torpidade

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “torpe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “torpe”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torpe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “torpe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torpe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish torpe.

### Adjective

tórpe
* slow, dull, or stupid
* indecent, lewd

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈtor.peː/, [ˈt̪ɔrpeː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈtor.pe/, [ˈt̪ɔrpe]

### Verb

torpē
* second-person singular present active imperative of torpeō

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Latin turpis (“ugly; dishonest”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtoʁ.pi/ [ˈtoh.pi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtoʁ.pi/ [ˈtoh.pi]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈtoɾ.pi/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈtoʁ.pi/ [ˈtoχ.pi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈtoɻ.pe/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtoɾ.pɨ/

#### Adjective

torpe m or f (plural torpes)
* sordid (morally degrading)
    Synonym: sórdido
* disgusting; nauseating
    Synonyms: asqueroso, nojento

##### Derived terms

* torpemente

### Etymology 2

Back-formation from torpecer (same as entorpecer).

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɔʁ.pi/ [ˈtɔh.pi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɔʁ.pi/ [ˈtɔh.pi]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈtɔɾ.pi/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈtɔʁ.pi/ [ˈtɔχ.pi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈtɔɻ.pe/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtɔɾ.pɨ/

#### Adjective

torpe m or f (plural torpes)
* numbing, narcotic
* numb, torpid

### Further reading

* “torpe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtoɾpe/ [ˈt̪oɾ.pe]
* Rhymes: -oɾpe
* Syllabification: tor‧pe

### Adjective

torpe m or f (masculine and feminine plural torpes)
* clumsy, awkward
    Synonym: desmañado
* blundering, bungling
* dishonest
    Synonym: deshonesto
* ugly
    Synonym: feo

#### Derived terms

* torpemente

#### Related terms

* entorpecer
* estropear

#### Descendants

* Sicilian: torpu

### Noun

torpe m or f by sense (plural torpes)
* clutz

### Further reading

* “torpe”, 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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish torpe.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈtoɾpe/ [ˈt̪oɾ.pɛ]
* Rhymes: -oɾpe
* Syllabification: tor‧pe

### Adjective

torpe (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜉᜒ)
* stupid; dull
    Synonym: tanga
* timid; shy
    Synonym: mahiyain
* (colloquial) too shy to express one's romantic feelings

#### Derived terms

* katorpehan
* matorpe