chapuzar

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *subputeāre, a verb formed on Latin sub (under) + puteus (well, pit, dungeon).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃapuˈθaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.puˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.puˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cha‧pu‧zar

Verb[edit]

chapuzar (first-person singular present chapuzo, first-person singular preterite chapucé, past participle chapuzado)

  1. (transitive) to submerge the head of someone or somebody
  2. (intransitive, reflexive) to submerge one's own head, to dive in head first

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