chapaletear

== Spanish == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. Compare chapotear, chapalear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃapaleteˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.pa.le.t̪eˈaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: cha‧pa‧le‧te‧ar === Verb === chapaletear (first-person singular present chapaleteo, first-person singular preterite chapaleteé, past participle chapaleteado) (intransitive) to splash (intransitive) to patter ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chapaletear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “chapaletear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010