chuquear

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === shuquear === Etymology === From chuco (“dirty, sour”) +‎ -ear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃukeˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃu.keˈaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: chu‧que‧ar === Verb === chuquear (first-person singular present chuqueo, first-person singular preterite chuqueé, past participle chuqueado) (transitive, colloquial, El Salvador) to make (something) dirty (intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador) to get dirty (intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, of food) to spoil, ruin, rot Synonym: echar a perder ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “chuquear”, 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