chapuza

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chapuz

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chapuzar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃaˈpuθa/ [t͡ʃaˈpu.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /t͡ʃaˈpusa/ [t͡ʃaˈpu.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -uθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -usa
• Syllabification: cha‧pu‧za

Noun

chapuza f (plural chapuzas)

1. (colloquial) work, especially maintenance and involving manual labor, of little importance; odd job; jury-rigged
2. (colloquial) something poorly done; botched job, shoddy work, botch
3. (colloquial, Mexico) cheat, trick, cheating, deceit (specially in sports, games, gambling, elections, seldom in commerce, almost never in sentimental relationships)

   Synonym: trampa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chapuza

1. inflection of chapuzar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “chapuza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014