chanchar

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from chantar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃanˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

chanchar (first-person singular present chancho, first-person singular preterite chanchei, past participle chanchado)

1. (transitive, informal) to bite

   Synonyms: morder, trabar, trincar

   • 1853, Xosé Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega:

     xa morder ti ben non podes
     con tal podrico nos dentes,
     inda no pan teño mentes
     seique non podes chanchar

     you can no longer aptly eat
     with such rottenness in you teeth,
     even bread, I think,
     probably you cannot gnaw

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chanchar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chanchar
Personal	chanchar	chanchares	chanchar	chancharmos	chanchardes	chancharen
Gerund
	chanchando
Past participle
Masculine	chanchado			chanchados
Feminine	chanchada			chanchadas
Indicative
Present	chancho	chanchas	chancha	chanchamos	chanchades	chanchan
Imperfect	chanchaba	chanchabas	chanchaba	chanchabamos	chanchabades	chanchaban
Preterite	chanchei	chanchaches	chanchou	chanchamos	chanchastes	chancharon
Pluperfect	chanchara	chancharas	chanchara	chancharamos	chancharades	chancharan
Future	chancharei	chancharás	chanchará	chancharemos	chancharedes	chancharán
Conditional	chancharía	chancharías	chancharía	chanchariamos	chanchariades	chancharían
Subjunctive
Present	chanche	chanches	chanche	chanchemos	chanchedes	chanchen
Imperfect	chanchase	chanchases	chanchase	chanchásemos	chanchásedes	chanchasen
Future	chanchar	chanchares	chanchar	chancharmos	chanchardes	chancharen
Imperative
Affirmative		chancha	chanche	chanchemos	chanchade	chanchen
Negative (non)		non chanches	non chanche	non chanchemos	non chanchedes	non chanchen

    Reintegrated conjugation of chanchar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chanchar
Personal	chanchar	chanchares	chanchar	chancharmos	chanchardes	chancharem
Gerund
	chanchando
Past participle
Masculine	chanchado			chanchados
Feminine	chanchada			chanchadas
Indicative
Present	chancho	chanchas	chancha	chanchamos	chanchades, chanchais	chancham
Imperfect	chanchava	chanchavas	chanchava	chanchávamos	chanchávades, chancháveis, chanchávais1	chanchavam
Preterite	chanchei	chanchaste, chanchache1	chanchou	chanchamos	chanchastes	chanchárom, chancharam
Pluperfect	chanchara	chancharas	chanchara	chancháramos	chanchárades, chancháreis, chanchárais1	chancharam
Future	chancharei	chancharás	chanchará	chancharemos	chancharedes, chanchareis	chancharám, chancharão
Conditional	chancharia	chancharias	chancharia	chancharíamos	chancharíades, chancharíeis, chancharíais1	chanchariam
Subjunctive
Present	chanche	chanches	chanche	chanchemos	chanchedes, chancheis	chanchem
Imperfect	chanchasse	chanchasses	chanchasse	chanchássemos	chanchássedes, chanchásseis	chanchassem
Future	chanchar	chanchares	chanchar	chancharmos	chanchardes	chancharem
Imperative
Affirmative		chancha	chanche	chanchemos	chanchade, chanchai	chanchem
Negative (nom)		nom chanches	nom chanche	nom chanchemos	nom chanchedes, nom chancheis	nom chanchem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• chancho

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chanchar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chanchar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chancho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN