See also: chapîn

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish chapín, related to chapa (type of metal plate, seal), of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈpin/ [t͡ʃaˈpĩn]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: cha‧pín

Adjective

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chapín (feminine chapina, masculine plural chapines, feminine plural chapinas)

  1. bow-legged
    • 2015 December, “Nochebuena antigua”, in Prensa Libre[1]:
      Para ello, la incipiente imaginería chapina tallaba figuras en madera de José y María, el niño Jesús —el misterio—, los reyes magos, pastorcillos y ovejas; la mayoría, con rasgos europeos.
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Noun

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chapín m (plural chapines)

  1. clog
  2. (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) Guatemalan
  3. (Colombia) kid (child)

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