# chapar
## Galician
### Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. From *klapp-, either cognate with or borrowed from Proto-Germanic *klappōjaną (“to clap; palpitate; sound”): English clap, Dutch klappen.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/

#### Verb

chapar (first-person singular present chapo, first-person singular preterite chapei, past participle chapado)
* (intransitive) to splash with the oars
* (colloquial, transitive) to eat noisily
* (colloquial, transitive) to catch in the air
* (colloquial, mildly derogatory, transitive, intransitive) to swot; to cram or memorize for an exam
    Escusen chapar para o exame se aínda nen entenden os conceptos máis básicos.You should avoid cramming for the exam if you don't even understand the most basic concepts yet.

##### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

##### Derived terms

* chapada

##### Related terms

* chapear
* chapexar
* chapiñar
* chapón
* chapuzar

### Etymology 2

From chapa (“plate”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/

#### Verb

chapar (first-person singular present chapo, first-person singular preterite chapei, past participle chapado)
* (transitive) to reinforce with metal plates; to plate
* (transitive) to nail

##### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

##### Derived terms

* chapear
* chaprar

##### Related terms

* chapa
* chapra

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chapar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “chapar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chapar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “chapar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chapar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From chapa (“plate”) +‎ -ar. Compare Spanish chapar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʃaˈpa(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈpa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʃaˈpa(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈpa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʃaˈpa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʃaˈpa(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈpa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʃaˈpa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʃɐˈpaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʃɐˈpaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /t͡ʃɐˈpaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʃɐˈpa.ɾi/

### Verb

chapar (first-person singular present chapo, first-person singular preterite chapei, past participle chapado)
* to cover with metal plates
* (Brazil, slang, transitive) to stone (to intoxicate, especially with narcotics)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### References

* ↑ “chapar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “chapar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* ↑ “chapar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* ↑ “chapar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/ [t͡ʃaˈpaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: cha‧par

### Etymology 1

From chapa +‎ -ar.

#### Verb

chapar (first-person singular present chapo, first-person singular preterite chapé, past participle chapado)
* (transitive) to veneer
* (transitive) to plate (as with metal)
* (transitive) to say a hard truth
* (transitive, Peru) to grab something quickly
* (intransitive, colloquial) to swot (study hard)
* (colloquial, Argentina, Peru) to kiss, smooch

##### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

##### Derived terms

* chapón m
* chapona f

### Etymology 2

Derived from Italian acchiappare or Ligurian ciapâ.

#### Verb

chapar (first-person singular present chapo, first-person singular preterite chapé, past participle chapado)
* (Rioplatense) to catch a criminal

##### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “chapar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “chapar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010