garupa

Galician

Noun

garupa f (plural garupas)

1. rump (the hindquarters of an animal)

   Synonyms: ancas, alcafar

References

• “garupa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Portuguese

FWOTD – 16 April 2024

Etymology

Borrowed from French croupe.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾu.pɐ/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈɾu.pɐ/

• Hyphenation: ga‧ru‧pa

Noun

garupa f (plural garupas)

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

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Garupp

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