arropado

wrapped up

adjective ah-roh-PAH-doh Rare

Also means

surrounded by support

Usage Note

Arropado is the past participle of arropar ('to wrap in clothing, to tuck in') used as an adjective. It has a warm figurative sense: arropado por su familia means 'surrounded by and supported by his family'. The root ropa ('clothing') makes the literal image clear — being enveloped as if by warm clothes.

Examples

"El candidato llegó arropado por sus simpatizantes."

Natural Translation

The candidate arrived surrounded by his supporters.

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