overwordExplorer
SPANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

chapar.

to veneer

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/[t͡ʃaˈpaɾ]
  1. to veneer

    transitive
  2. to plate (as with metal)

    transitive
  3. to say a hard truth

    transitive
  4. to grab something quickly; catch

    Bolivia · Peru · Rioplatense · transitive
  5. to grab something quickly; catch to catch (an idea or statement)

    Bolivia · Peru · Rioplatense · figuratively · transitive
  6. to swot (study hard)

    colloquial · intransitive
  7. to kiss, smooch

    Argentina · Peru · ambitransitive · slang
  8. to cram; to toil; to hustle

    colloquial · intransitive · transitive
  9. to close (a business)

    Spain · colloquial · transitive
Where this word comes from

From chapa + -ar.

verb/t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/[t͡ʃaˈpaɾ]
  1. to catch a criminal

    Rioplatense
Where this word comes from

Derived from Italian acchiappare or Ligurian ciapâ.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

chapar has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

chapar studiochapar workshello, chapar

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.