chapeleta
Portuguese, noun/ʃa.peˈle.tɐ/
chapeleta is spelled C-H-A-P-E-L-E-T-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written Portuguese, the 185,713th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chapeleta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ricochet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of chapéu (“small hat”).
What does chapeleta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of chapéu (“small hat”)
- 2
femininericochet
- 3
feminineflapper valve
- 4
femininebonnet (metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers)
- 5
femininehanger (device secured by a bolt and used to attach a carabiner)
- 6
femininemushroom cap
- 7
Portugalcolloquialfemininea blow on the head
- 8
Brazilcolloquialfemininevulgarglans penis
noun
- 1
femininerosette or red colors on the face
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of chapeleta
- chapeletas plural
- chapelete alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chapeleta?
- Brazil /ʃa.peˈle.tɐ/
- Portugal /ʃɐ.pɨˈle.tɐ/
- Portugal /t͡ʃɐ.pɨˈle.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chapeleta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chapeleta in Portuguese?
chapeleta appears about once in every 43 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).