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Portuguese
Etymology
From chapa + -ear.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ʁ)/ , /ʃa.piˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ʁ)/ , /ʃa.piˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ɾ)/, /ʃa.piˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ʁ)/ , /ʃa.piˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ɻ)/
Verb
chapear (first-person singular present chapeio, first-person singular preterite chapeei, past participle chapeado)
- (transitive) to plate with metal
- Synonym: chapar
- (transitive) to roughly coat (a wall or ceiling) with mortar, clay or cement (so as to create a decorative effect)
- (Portugal, Trás-os-Montes) to misfire
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃapeˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cha‧pe‧ar
Verb
chapear (first-person singular present chapeo, first-person singular preterite chapeé, past participle chapeado)
- Synonym of chapar
- to weed (remove weeds)
- (Latin America) to thrive
- (Belize) to chop
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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