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Spanish
Etymology 1
Deverbal from chapuzar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃaˈpuθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /t͡ʃaˈpusa/
- Rhymes: -uθa
- Rhymes: -usa
- Syllabification: cha‧pu‧za
Noun
chapuza f (plural chapuzas) (colloquial)
- work, especially maintenance and involving manual labor, of little importance; odd job; jury-rigged
- something poorly done; botched job, shoddy work, botch
- (Mexico) cheat, trick, cheating, deceit (specially in sports, games, gambling, elections, seldom in commerce, almost never in sentimental relationships)
- Synonyms: engaño, trampa
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
chapuza
- inflection of chapuzar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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