chapapote

Galician

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chapopohtli (“tar, asphalt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapaˈpɔte̝/

Noun

chapapote m (plural chapapotes)

1. tar, pitch

   Synonyms: alcatrán, piche

References

• “chapapote” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chapapote” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chapapote” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Noun

chapapote m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of chapopote

Further reading

• “chapapote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014