guapear
Spanish, verb[gwapeˈaɾ]
guapear is spelled G-U-A-P-E-A-R (7 letters). Guapear is a Spanish verb meaning “to become prettier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mostrar valentía o gallardía en una situación de peligro o de dificultad”.
What does guapear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to become prettier
- 2
to suck up courage
- 3
to dress well
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mostrar valentía o gallardía en una situación de peligro o de dificultad. 2. Vestir con gusto exquisito y hacer gala o alarde de ello. 3. Expresarse con arrogancia o presumir con exageración de alguna cualidad propia. 4. No llorar, quejarse ni mostrar debilidad frente a algún golpe, accidente o adversidad.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of guapear
- guapeo first-person present singular
- guapeé first-person preterite singular
- guapeado participle past
- guapeando gerund
- guapeada feminine participle past
- guapeados masculine participle past
- guapeadas feminine participle past
- guapeas indicative informal present
- guapeás indicative informal present
- guapea indicative present singular
- guapeamos first-person indicative plural
- guapeáis indicative plural present
- guapean indicative plural present
- guapeaba first-person imperfect indicative
- guapeabas imperfect indicative second-person
- guapeábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- guapeabais imperfect indicative plural
- guapeaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guapear?
- [gwapeˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.