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chapar.

to splash with the oars

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/
  1. to splash with the oars

    intransitive
  2. to eat noisily

    colloquial · transitive
  3. to catch in the air

    colloquial · transitive
  4. to swot; to cram or memorize for an exam

    colloquial · derogatory · intransitive · mildly · transitive
    Escusen chapar para o exame se aínda nen entenden os conceptos máis básicos.
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic. From *klapp-, either cognate with or borrowed from Proto-Germanic *klappōjaną (“to clap; palpitate; sound”): English clap, Dutch klappen.

verb/t͡ʃaˈpaɾ/
  1. to reinforce with metal plates; to plate

    transitive
  2. to nail

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From chapa (“plate”).

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