wapo

wapo

See also: WaPo

Canela

Etymology

From wa 'its tooth' (third person of xwa 'tooth' < Proto-Northern Jê *ĵwa (“tooth”) < Proto-Cerrado *jwa (“tooth”) < Proto-Jê *jô (“tooth”)) + po 'wide' (< Proto-Northern Jê *po (“flat”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋapɔ/

Noun

wapo

1. knife, machete

   Cute wapo caxàr.

   He draw his knife.

   Ite wapo to icator cakrô nee me hũkàr nare.

   Although I brought machetes, they didn’t buy any.

   Jũm jõ wapo mã?

   Whose knife is it?

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Spanish

Adjective

wapo (feminine wapa, masculine plural wapos, feminine plural wapas)

1. Eye dialect spelling of guapo.

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

wapo

1. third-person plural of -po: they are (specifically there)

Derived terms

• mojawapo