guilopo

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish galopo, from French galopin. The vowel change in the initial syllable may be due to association with guilla (“fox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ɡiˈlɔ.pu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ɡiˈlɔ.po]

Adjective

guilopo (feminine guilopa, masculine plural guilopos, feminine plural guilopes)

1. dull, stupid

   Synonym: toix

2. (Valencia) cunning, sly

Derived terms

• guilopada
• guilopejar
• guiloperia

 

Further reading

• “guilopo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “guilopo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “guilopo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.