zampar
Spanish, verb/θamˈpaɾ/
zampar is spelled Z-A-M-P-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish, the 176,328th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zampar is a Spanish verb meaning “to scarf; to wolf down (to eat or drink rapidly)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comer mucho y a gran velocidad”.
What does zampar mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialto scarf; to wolf down (to eat or drink rapidly)
- 2
colloquialto tuck or hide away
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Comer mucho y a gran velocidad. 2. Meter algo dentro de un sitio rápidamente y sin que se vea 3. Dar un golpe 4. Dejar sin vida
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 zampar
- zampo first-person present singular
- zampé first-person preterite singular
- zampado participle past
- zampando gerund
- zampada feminine participle past
- zampados masculine participle past
- zampadas feminine participle past
- zampas indicative informal present
- zampás indicative informal present
- zampa indicative present singular
- zampamos first-person indicative plural
- zampáis indicative plural present
- zampan indicative plural present
- zampaba first-person imperfect indicative
- zampabas imperfect indicative second-person
- zampábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- zampabais imperfect indicative plural
- zampaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zampar?
- /θamˈpaɾ/
- [θãmˈpaɾ]
- /samˈpaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zampar in Spanish?
zampar appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).