chinear
Spanish, verb/t͡ʃineˈaɾ/
chinear is spelled C-H-I-N-E-A-R (7 letters). Chinear is a Spanish verb meaning “to carry in one's arms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sostener con ambos brazos a un ser vivo”.
What does chinear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to carry in one's arms
- 2
to spoil (someone)
- 3
to worry
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Sostener con ambos brazos a un ser vivo.
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 chinear
- chineo first-person present singular
- chineé first-person preterite singular
- chineado participle past
- chineando gerund
- chineada feminine participle past
- chineados masculine participle past
- chineadas feminine participle past
- chineas indicative informal present
- chineás indicative informal present
- chinea indicative present singular
- chineamos first-person indicative plural
- chineáis indicative plural present
- chinean indicative plural present
- chineaba first-person imperfect indicative
- chineabas imperfect indicative second-person
- chineábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- chineabais imperfect indicative plural
- chineaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chinear?
- /t͡ʃineˈaɾ/
- [t͡ʃi.neˈaɾ]
- [t͡ʃineˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.