chapó
See also: chapo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈpo/ [t͡ʃaˈpo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: cha‧pó
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French chapeau, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus. Doublet of the inherited capillo, and of capelo (from Italian), as well as chapeo, also from the French word.
Alternative forms
Interjection
chapó
- used to express appreciation; hat tip
- Chapó, señor.
- Hats off to you, sir.
Etymology 2
Verb
chapó
- third-person singular preterite indicative of chapar
Further reading
- “chapó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024