chichar

Portuguese

Etymology

From chicha (“gloss”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ʃiˈʃa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ʃiˈʃa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈʃa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ʃiˈʃa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈʃa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈʃaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈʃaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈʃa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: chi‧char

Verb

chichar (first-person singular present chicho, first-person singular preterite chichei, past participle chichado)

1. (transitive, colloquial) to gloss (interlinear note to help translate or interpret a text)

   Quando era miúdo, chichava os livros todos.

   When I was a kid, I glossed all the books.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chichar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chichar
Personal	chichar	chichares	chichar	chicharmos	chichardes	chicharem
Gerund
	chichando
Past participle
Masculine	chichado			chichados
Feminine	chichada			chichadas
Indicative
Present	chicho	chichas	chicha	chichamos	chichais	chicham
Imperfect	chichava	chichavas	chichava	chichávamos	chicháveis	chichavam
Preterite	chichei	chichaste	chichou	chichamos1, chichámos2	chichastes	chicharam
Pluperfect	chichara	chicharas	chichara	chicháramos	chicháreis	chicharam
Future	chicharei	chicharás	chichará	chicharemos	chichareis	chicharão
Conditional	chicharia	chicharias	chicharia	chicharíamos	chicharíeis	chichariam
Subjunctive
Present	chiche	chiches	chiche	chichemos	chicheis	chichem
Imperfect	chichasse	chichasses	chichasse	chichássemos	chichásseis	chichassem
Future	chichar	chichares	chichar	chicharmos	chichardes	chicharem
Imperative
Affirmative		chicha	chiche	chichemos	chichai	chichem
Negative (não)		não chiches	não chiche	não chichemos	não chicheis	não chichem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• chicha

Further reading

• “chichar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “chichar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “chichar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chi‧char

Verb

chichar (first-person singular present chicho, first-person singular preterite chiché, past participle chichado)

1. (vulgar, Latin America) to have sex with, to fuck

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:joder

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chichar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chichar
gerund			chichando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chichado		chichada
		plural		chichados		chichadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chicho	chichastú chichásvos	chicha	chichamos	chicháis	chichan
	imperfect	chichaba	chichabas	chichaba	chichábamos	chichabais	chichaban
	preterite	chiché	chichaste	chichó	chichamos	chichasteis	chicharon
	future	chicharé	chicharás	chichará	chicharemos	chicharéis	chicharán
	conditional	chicharía	chicharías	chicharía	chicharíamos	chicharíais	chicharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chiche	chichestú chichésvos2	chiche	chichemos	chichéis	chichen
	imperfect (ra)	chichara	chicharas	chichara	chicháramos	chicharais	chicharan
	imperfect (se)	chichase	chichases	chichase	chichásemos	chichaseis	chichasen
	future1	chichare	chichares	chichare	chicháremos	chichareis	chicharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chichatú chichávos	chiche	chichemos	chichad	chichen
	negative		no chiches	no chiche	no chichemos	no chichéis	no chichen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of chichar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive chichar	dative	chicharme	chicharte	chicharle, chicharse	chicharnos	chicharos	chicharles, chicharse
	accusative	chicharme	chicharte	chicharlo, chicharla, chicharse	chicharnos	chicharos	chicharlos, chicharlas, chicharse
with gerund chichando	dative	chichándome	chichándote	chichándole, chichándose	chichándonos	chichándoos	chichándoles, chichándose
	accusative	chichándome	chichándote	chichándolo, chichándola, chichándose	chichándonos	chichándoos	chichándolos, chichándolas, chichándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chicha	dative	chíchame	chíchate	chíchale	chíchanos	not used	chíchales
	accusative	chíchame	chíchate	chíchalo, chíchala	chíchanos	not used	chíchalos, chíchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chichá	dative	chichame	chichate	chichale	chichanos	not used	chichales
	accusative	chichame	chichate	chichalo, chichala	chichanos	not used	chichalos, chichalas
with formal second-person singular imperative chiche	dative	chícheme	not used	chíchele, chíchese	chíchenos	not used	chícheles
	accusative	chícheme	not used	chíchelo, chíchela, chíchese	chíchenos	not used	chíchelos, chíchelas
with first-person plural imperative chichemos	dative	not used	chichémoste	chichémosle	chichémonos	chichémoos	chichémosles
	accusative	not used	chichémoste	chichémoslo, chichémosla	chichémonos	chichémoos	chichémoslos, chichémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chichad	dative	chichadme	not used	chichadle	chichadnos	chichaos	chichadles
	accusative	chichadme	not used	chichadlo, chichadla	chichadnos	chichaos	chichadlos, chichadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chichen	dative	chíchenme	not used	chíchenle	chíchennos	not used	chíchenles, chíchense
	accusative	chíchenme	not used	chíchenlo, chíchenla	chíchennos	not used	chíchenlos, chíchenlas, chíchense