chapucero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish chapuzardeverb.

Spanish chapuza

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish chapucero

From chapuza + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈθeɾo/ [t͡ʃa.puˈθe.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈseɾo/ [t͡ʃa.puˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: cha‧pu‧ce‧ro

Adjective

chapucero (feminine chapucera, masculine plural chapuceros, feminine plural chapuceras)

1. shoddy
2. (Mexico, familiar) dishonest

   Synonym: deshonesto

3. (derogatory) amateur

   Synonyms: aficionado, diletante, amateur

Noun

chapucero m (plural chapuceros, feminine chapucera, feminine plural chapuceras)

1. sloppy worker
2. (Mexico, familiar) swindler

   Synonyms: estafador, defraudador

Derived terms

• chapucería

Further reading

• “chapucero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025