chapotear

== Spanish == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. Compare English splash, splosh, splish, slosh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃapoteˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.po.t̪eˈaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: cha‧po‧te‧ar === Verb === chapotear (first-person singular present chapoteo, first-person singular preterite chapoteé, past participle chapoteado) splash, splatter, dabble Synonym: chapalear ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chapotear”, 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