chapa

Attested since the 14th century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃapa̝/

chapa f (plural chapas)

1. sheet or leaf of metal
2. plate

   Synonym: placa

• chapar

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “chapa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chapa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chapa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chapa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chapa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

chapa

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

• Homophone: Chapa
• Rhymes: -apɐ
• Hyphenation: cha‧pa

Uncertain.^[1] Possibly from French chape, chappe, from Latin cappa (“cape”),^[2][3] or from a root *klapa.^[4]

chapa f (plural chapas)

1. plate (flat piece of metal)
   1. license plate (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle)

      Synonym: placa

   2. (cooking) a heated metal plate used to cook food
2. (informal) X-ray (photograph made with X-rays)

   Synonyms: raio X, radiografia

3. (politics) ticket (two or more people, often in the same party, running together in an election)

• chapar

chapa m (plural chapas)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) mate; pal; buddy (term of address for a friend)

   Synonyms: cara, mano, colega, parceiro, amigo

2. (Brazil) a person who helps truck drivers find locations and exchange cargos

chapa

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃapa/
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: cha‧pa

Onomatopoeic.

chapa f (plural chapas)

1. veneer
2. plating
3. lock
4. badge
5. license plate

   Synonym: matrícula

6. (informal) crown cap
7. (Bolivia, Peru) nickname
8. (Ecuador) police officer
9. (Nicaragua) earring
10. (Argentina, Uruguay) roofing sheet
11. (Philippines, historical) a safe-conduct^[1]
12. (climbing) bolt

• → Catalan: xapa

• apodo m
• insignia f
• mote m
• pin m
• piocha f
• sobrenombre m

chapa f (plural chapas)

1. female equivalent of chapo

chapa

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

• “chapa”, 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

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-chapa (infinitive kuchapa)

1. to beat, hit
2. to print
3. (sports) to defeat

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -chapia
  • Causative: -chapisha
  • Passive: -chapwa
  • Reciprocal: -chapana
  • Other formations: -chapa kazi (“to work hard”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchapaji (“printer”)
  • uchapaji (“printing”)

chapa class IX (plural chapa class X)

1. print
2. mark, trademark, brand

   Synonym: rajamu

3. mark, design