chapín

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See also: chapîn

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish chapín, related to chapa (type of metal plate, seal), of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈpin/
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: cha‧pín

Adjective

chapín (feminine chapina, masculine plural chapines, feminine plural chapinas)

  1. bow-legged
    • 2015 December, “Nochebuena antigua”, in Prensa Libre:
      Para ello, la incipiente imaginería chapina tallaba figuras en madera de José y María, el niño Jesús —el misterio—, los reyes magos, pastorcillos y ovejas; la mayoría, con rasgos europeos.
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Noun

chapín m (plural chapines)

  1. clog
  2. (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) Guatemalan
  3. (Colombia) kid (child)

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