http://goldenbird.ainurin.net/2009/12/03/guapparia/ It's the Modern World, the Decline of the West, the Revolt of the Masses. It's 1920. It's going to be very silly. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:11:14 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://goldenbird.ainurin.net/2009/12/03/guapparia/comment-page-1/#comment-185 B. T. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:21:36 +0000 http://goldenbird.ainurin.net/2009/12/03/guapparia/#comment-185 Thanx, anyway; it´s interesting to know...by the way, the only French word I can come up with, that sounds like "vappa", is "vapeur", but I don´t think it´s remotely connected! Well, I dunno! Thanx, anyway; it´s interesting to know…by the way, the only French word I can come up with, that sounds like “vappa”, is “vapeur”, but I don´t think it´s remotely connected! Well, I dunno!

]]> http://goldenbird.ainurin.net/2009/12/03/guapparia/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Ainur Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:36:51 +0000 http://goldenbird.ainurin.net/2009/12/03/guapparia/#comment-184 According to Wiktionary, the Spanish "guapo" (handsome) comes from Latin "vappa", flat wine, worthless person (Italian wiktionary just translates "vappa" to "coglione"!). Funny how the connotations switch back and forth throughout history. I didn't manage to find any French derivatives, though. According to Wiktionary, the Spanish “guapo” (handsome) comes from Latin “vappa”, flat wine, worthless person (Italian wiktionary just translates “vappa” to “coglione”!). Funny how the connotations switch back and forth throughout history. I didn’t manage to find any French derivatives, though.

]]> http://goldenbird.ainurin.net/2009/12/03/guapparia/comment-page-1/#comment-183 B. T. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:28:17 +0000 http://goldenbird.ainurin.net/2009/12/03/guapparia/#comment-183 Interesting term! Is there any French equivalent to "guappo" and how would that sound? I was wondering about this, because of the linguistic proximity between the Latin languages. Interesting term! Is there any French equivalent to “guappo” and how would that sound? I was wondering about this, because of the linguistic proximity between the Latin languages.

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