trapo
Meanings
Noun
1. rag, piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing or drying (tea towel, dish towel, dish cloth, dust cloth, paper towel) (cleaning)
2. any piece of cloth (cloth)
a. rag (derogative for a flag)
3. clothing, clothes (figurative, figuratively)
Examples5
Perdió su trapo.
He lost his rag.
Tienes las manos de trapo.
You have butterfingers.
El trapo absorbió la tinta que había derramado.
The cloth absorbed the ink I had spilled.
Mi madre usa la camisa vieja de mi padre como trapo para limpiar.
My mom uses my dad's old shirt as a cleaning rag.
Tom limpió la parte superior de la mesa con un trapo húmedo.
Tom cleaned the top of the table with a wet rag.