chapar

Galician

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. From *klapp-, either cognate with or borrowed from Proto-Germanic *klappōjaną (“to clap; palpitate; sound”): English clap, Dutch klappen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/

Verb

1. (intransitive) to splash with the oars
2. (colloquial, transitive) to eat noisily
3. (colloquial, transitive) to catch in the air
4. (colloquial, mildly derogatory, transitive, intransitive) to swot; to cram or memorize for an exam

   Escusen chapar para o exame se aínda nen entenden os conceptos máis básicos.

   You should avoid cramming for the exam if you don't even understand the most basic concepts yet.

Derived terms

• chapada

Related terms

• chapear
• chapexar
• chapiñar
• chapón
• chapuzar

Etymology 2

From chapa (“plate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to reinforce with metal plates; to plate
2. (transitive) to nail

Derived terms

• chapear
• chaprar

Related terms

• chapa
• chapra

References

• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “chapar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

chapa (“plate”) +‎ -ar

Verb

1. to cover with metal plates
2. (Brazil, slang, transitive) to stone (to intoxicate, especially with narcotics)

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Spanish

Etymology

See chapa.

Verb

1. (transitive) to veneer
2. (transitive) to plate (as with metal)
3. (transitive) to say a hard truth
4. (intransitive, colloquial) to swot (study hard)

Derived terms

• chapón m, chapona f