Etymology

trapo

tra·po
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Today it means: corrupt politician Full definition →

Tagalog trapo ← Spanish trapo
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  1. Spanish · derived fromtrapo
  2. Tagalog · derived fromtrapo“rag”
  3. English todaytrapo

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

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