trapo

Meaning

1. (masculine) tatter (a shred of torn cloth)
2. (masculine) rag (piece of old cloth)

Concepts

rag

shred

tatter

handkerchief

scrap

rags

tag

paper

woollen cloth

tag end

Synonyms

farrapo

andrajo

lenço

rasgo

molambo

Translations

trapo

chiffon

Lumpen

straccio

lambeau

Lappen

Fetzen

cencio

vod

drap

haillon

κουρέλι

lap

lor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɾa.pu/

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”).