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chapaco

Spanish, adjective[t͡ʃaˈpako]

chapaco is a Spanish adjective meaning “of or from the highlands of Tarija” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Originario, relativo a, o propio de la región sur sureste de Bolivia, más propiamente del departamento de…”.

What does chapaco mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    of or from the highlands of Tarija

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la región sur sureste de Bolivia, más propiamente del departamento de Tarija o relacionado con este lugar.

noun: 1. Personaje arquetípico del sur de Bolivia, caracterizado entre otras cosas por ser alegre, tomar mate, vino o singanis, comer asado, bailar cuecas y cantar coplas.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of chapaco

  • chapaca feminine
  • chapacos masculine plural
  • chapacas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce chapaco?

  • [t͡ʃaˈpako]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is chapaco in Spanish?

chapaco appears about once in every 42 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).