chapuzar

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *subputeāre, a verb formed on Latin sub (“under”) + puteus (“well, pit, dungeon”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃapuˈθaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.puˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.puˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: cha‧pu‧zar === Verb === chapuzar (first-person singular present chapuzo, first-person singular preterite chapucé, past participle chapuzado) (transitive) to submerge the head of someone or somebody (intransitive, reflexive) to submerge one's own head, to dive in head first ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “chapuzar”, 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