chepa

See also: c̈hepa and chépa

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin gibba. Compare Spanish giba, Catalan gepa, and Italian gobba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃepa/
• Rhymes: -epa
• Syllabification: che‧pa

Noun

chepa f

1. hump (of an animal, e.g. a camel)
2. hump, hunchback (of a person)

Derived terms

• cheposo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chepi, chepibola

Etymology

Borrowed from Aragonese chepa, from Latin gibba, whence also the now rare inherited doublet giba (“hump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃepa/ [ˈt͡ʃe.pa]
• Rhymes: -epa
• Syllabification: che‧pa

Noun

chepa f (plural chepas)

1. (colloquial) hump (of a camel)

   Synonym: joroba

2. (Dominican Republic, Andalusia, slang) luck

   Synonym: suerte

Derived terms

• subirse a la chepa

Further reading

• “chepa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “chepa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• 1. DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea
• “chepi”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• 2. DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea
• 3. DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea