chapa

See also: chapá

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃapa̝/

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

1. sheet or leaf of metal
2. plate

   Synonym: placa

Derived terms

• chapar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “chapa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chapa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chapa”, 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), “chapa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chapa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

chapa

1. inflection of chapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.pɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.pɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.pa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.pɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.pɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.pɐ/

• Homophone: Chapa
• Rhymes: -apɐ
• Hyphenation: cha‧pa

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from French chape, chappe, from Latin cappa (“cape”), or from a root *klapa.

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

1. plate (flat piece of metal)
   1. license plate (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle)

      Synonym: placa

   2. (cooking) a heated metal plate used to cook food
2. (informal) X-ray (photograph made with X-rays)

   Synonyms: raio X, radiografia

3. (politics) ticket (two or more people, often in the same party, running together in an election)

Derived terms

• chapar

Noun

chapa m (plural chapas)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) mate; pal; buddy (term of address for a friend)

   Synonyms: cara, mano, colega, parceiro, amigo

2. (Brazil) a person who helps truck drivers find locations and exchange cargos

Etymology 2

Verb

chapa

1. inflection of chapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃapa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: cha‧pa

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

1. veneer
2. plating
3. lock
4. badge
5. license plate

   Synonym: matrícula

6. (informal) crown cap
7. (Bolivia, Peru) nickname
8. (Ecuador) police officer
9. (Nicaragua) earring
10. (Argentina, Uruguay) roofing sheet
11. (Philippines, historical) a safe-conduct
12. (climbing) bolt

Derived terms

• chapeta
• dar la chapa

 

Related terms

• chapar
• chape
• chapeado

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: xapa

See also

• apodo m
• insignia f
• mote m
• pin m
• piocha f
• sobrenombre m

Etymology 2

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

1. female equivalent of chapo

Etymology 3

Verb

chapa

1. inflection of chapar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “chapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-chapa (infinitive kuchapa)

1. to beat, hit
2. to print
3. (sports) to defeat

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chapa
Positive present -nachapa Subjunctive -chape Negative -chapi Imperative singular chapa
Infinitives
Positive kuchapa Negative kutochapa
Imperatives
Singular chapa Plural chapeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchapa Positive past positive subject concord + -lichapa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchapa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachapa) Singular Plural 1st person ninachapa/nachapa tunachapa 2nd person unachapa mnachapa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachapa wanachapa other classes positive subject concord + -nachapa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chapi) Singular Plural 1st person sichapi hatuchapi 2nd person huchapi hamchapi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachapi hawachapi other classes negative subject concord + -chapi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachapa Negative future negative subject concord + -tachapa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chape) Singular Plural 1st person nichape tuchape 2nd person uchape mchape 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achape wachape other classes positive subject concord + -chape
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichape Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechapa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechapa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichapa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichapa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achapa) Singular Plural 1st person nachapa twachapa 2nd person wachapa mwachapa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achapa wachapa m-mi(III/IV) wachapa yachapa ji-ma(V/VI) lachapa yachapa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachapa vyachapa n(IX/X) yachapa zachapa u(XI) wachapa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachapa pa(XVI) pachapa mu(XVIII) mwachapa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechapa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachapa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachapa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichapa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochapa Consecutive kachapa / positive subject concord + -kachapa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachape
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichapa -tuchapa 2nd person -kuchapa -wachapa/-kuchapeni/-wachapeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchapa -wachapa m-mi(III/IV) -uchapa -ichapa ji-ma(V/VI) -lichapa -yachapa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichapa -vichapa n(IX/X) -ichapa -zichapa u(XI) -uchapa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchapa pa(XVI) -pachapa mu(XVIII) -muchapa Reflexive -jichapa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chapa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chapaye -chapao m-mi(III/IV) -chapao -chapayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chapalo -chapayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chapacho -chapavyo n(IX/X) -chapayo -chapazo u(XI) -chapao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chapako pa(XVI) -chapapo mu(XVIII) -chapamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chapa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechapa -ochapa m-mi(III/IV) -ochapa -yochapa ji-ma(V/VI) -lochapa -yochapa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochapa -vyochapa n(IX/X) -yochapa -zochapa u(XI) -ochapa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochapa pa(XVI) -pochapa mu(XVIII) -mochapa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -chapia
  • Causative: -chapisha
  • Passive: -chapwa
  • Reciprocal: -chapana
  • Other formations: -chapa kazi (“to work hard”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchapaji (“printer”)
  • uchapaji (“printing”)

Noun

chapa class IX (plural chapa class X)

1. print
2. mark, trademark, brand

   Synonym: rajamu

3. mark, design