chapucear

== Spanish == === Etymology === From chapuz, chapuza +‎ -ear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃapuθeˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.pu.θeˈaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /t͡ʃapuseˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.pu.seˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: cha‧pu‧ce‧ar === Verb === chapucear (first-person singular present chapuceo, first-person singular preterite chapuceé, past participle chapuceado) (colloquial, transitive) to botch; mess up ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “chapucear”, 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