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chapa

chapa

See also: chapá

Portuguese

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

  1. plate (flat piece of metal)
    1. license plate (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle)
    2. (cooking) a heated metal plate used to cook food
  2. (informal) X-ray (photograph made with X-rays)
  3. people in the same party running in an election

Quotations

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Noun

chapa m (plural chapas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) mate; pal; buddy (term of address for a friend)
  2. (Brazil) a person who helps truck drivers find locations and exchange cargos

Quotations

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Synonyms

Verb

chapa

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of chapar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of chapar

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:chapar.


Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

chapa f (plural chapas)

  1. veneer
  2. plating
  3. lock
  4. badge
  5. license plate
  6. (informal) crown cap
  7. (Bolivia, Peru) nickname
  8. (Nicaragua) earring
  9. (Argentina, Uruguay) roofing sheet.

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Verb

chapa

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of chapar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of chapar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of chapar.

Swahili

Noun

chapa (n class, plural chapa)

  1. print