chapear
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.peˈa(h)], /ʃa.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈpja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ɾ)/, /ʃa.piˈa(ɾ)/ [ʃa.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.peˈa(χ)], /ʃa.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈpja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈpjaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɐˈpjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐˈpja.ɾi/
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
Conjugation of chapear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References
- “chapear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “chapear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “chapear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃapeˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.peˈaɾ]
- 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
Conjugation of chapear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms
- chapeadora (“mower”) (Cuba)
Further reading
- “chapear”, 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