chapín
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃaˈpin/
chapín is spelled C-H-A-P-Í-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 76,156th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chapín is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “clog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Lactophrys bicaudalis) Especie de pez con abundantes lunares claros u oscuros que habita en los mares…”.
What does chapín mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bow-legged
noun
- 1
masculineclog
- 2
masculineGuatemalan
- 3
masculinekid (child)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Antigua chancleta de corcho forrada con cordobán que era usada por las mujeres. 2. (Lactophrys bicaudalis) Especie de pez con abundantes lunares claros u oscuros que habita en los mares tropicales. 3. Bote pequeño con el fondo plano y la proa achatada.
adjective: 1. Persona originaria o habitante de Guatemala 2. Que tiene los pies desproporcionadamente grandes y camina de forma similar a un pato.
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 chapín
- chapina feminine
- chapines masculine plural
- chapinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chapín?
- /t͡ʃaˈpin/
- [t͡ʃaˈpĩn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chapín
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chapín in Spanish?
chapín 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).