# trapo
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtrapəʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈtræpoʊ/
* (Philippines) IPA: /ˌtrɑˈpo/
* Hyphenation: tra‧po

### Noun

trapo (plural trapos)
* (Philippines, slang, derogatory) corrupt politician

### References

* ↑ “trapo, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2022.

### Anagrams

* atrop-, Prato, aport, porta-, op art, Porta, porta

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trapo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɾapo/ [ˈtɾa.po]
* Hyphenation: tra‧po

### Noun

trápo (Basahan spelling ᜆ᜔ᜍᜉᜓ)
* rag
    Synonyms: yamit, pamunas

#### Derived terms

* magtrapo
* trapohan
* trapohon

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited 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

* IPA: /ˈtɾapo/ [ˈt̪ɾa.pʊ]
* Rhymes: -apo
* Hyphenation: tra‧po

### Noun

trapo m (plural trapos)
* cloth (woven fabric)
    Synonym: pano
* tatter; rag
    Synonyms: farrapo, galdrapo, milfo
* diaper
    Synonym: cueiro
* sail (piece of fabric attached to a boat)
    Synonym: pano

#### Derived terms

* a todo trapo
* trapallada
* trapalleiro
* trapallo

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “trapo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trapo”, 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), “trapo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trapo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “trapo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (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

* IPA: /ˈtɾa.pu/
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Rhymes: -apu
* Hyphenation: tra‧po

### Noun

trapo m (plural trapos)
* tatter (a shred of torn cloth)
    Synonyms: farrapo, frangalho, pano
* rag (piece of old cloth)

#### Derived terms

* a todo trapo
* estar um trapo

## Sambali
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trapo (“rug”).

### Noun

trapo
* rug

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɾapo/ [ˈt̪ɾa.po]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -apo
* Syllabification: tra‧po

### Noun

trapo m (plural trapos)
* (cleaning) rag, piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing or drying (tea towel, dish towel, dish cloth, dust cloth, paper towel)
    Synonym: paño
* (cloth) any piece of cloth
** rag (derogative for a flag)
* (figurative) clothing, clothes
    Synonyms: ropa, traste

#### Usage notes

* Trapo is a false friend, and does not mean trap. The Spanish word for trap is trampa or atrapar.

#### Derived terms

* como un trapo
* entrar al trapo
* estar hecho un trapo
* lengua de trapo
* trapear
* trapero
* trapos de cristianar
* trapos sucios

#### Descendants

* → Tagalog: trapo
* → Tausug: tarapu, trapu

### Further reading

* “trapo”, 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

### Anagrams

* optar
* parto
* porta
* potar
* topar
* tropa

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈtɾapo/ [ˈt̪ɾaː.po]
* Rhymes: -apo
* Syllabification: tra‧po

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish trapo (“rag”).

#### Noun

trapo (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜉᜓ)
* rag; cleaning rag
    Synonyms: basahan, pamunas, estrasa

##### Alternative forms

* tarapo

### Etymology 2

Contraction of English traditional politician.

#### Noun

trapo (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜉᜓ)
* (slang, derogatory) corrupt politician

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* tropa