chapar
Spanish, verb/t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/
chapar is spelled C-H-A-P-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 75,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chapar is a Spanish verb meaning “to veneer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Revestir de chapa metálica un objeto”.
What does chapar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to veneer
- 2
to plate (as with metal)
- 3
to say a hard truth
- 4
to grab something quickly; catch
- 5
to catch (an idea or statement)
- 6
colloquialto swot (study hard)
- 7
slangto kiss, smooch
- 8
colloquialto cram; to toil; to hustle
verb
- 1
to catch a criminal
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Revestir de chapa metálica un objeto 2. Responder o reprender a alguno con brusquedad 3. Fijar la herradura al casco de la montura
verb: 1. Esforzarse con ahínco y constancia 2. Finalizar las tareas propias de un empleo o negocio
verb: 1. Asir algo con la mano o los miembros 2. Acariciar y besar apasionadamente a otra persona sin llegar a realizar el coito.
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 chapar
- chapo first-person present singular
- chapé first-person preterite singular
- chapado participle past
- chapando gerund
- chapada feminine participle past
- chapados masculine participle past
- chapadas feminine participle past
- chapas indicative informal present
- chapás indicative informal present
- chapa indicative present singular
- chapamos first-person indicative plural
- chapáis indicative plural present
- chapan indicative plural present
- chapaba first-person imperfect indicative
- chapabas imperfect indicative second-person
- chapábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- chapabais imperfect indicative plural
- chapaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chapar?
- /t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/
- [t͡ʃaˈpaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chapar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chapar in Spanish?
chapar appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).