chapuza
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈpuθa/
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈpusa/
Noun
chapuza f (plural chapuzas)
- (colloquial) work, especially maintenance and involving manual labor, of little importance; odd job; jury-rigged
- (colloquial) something poorly done; botched job, shoddy work, botch
- (colloquial, Mexico) cheat, trick, cheating, deceit (specially in sports, games, gambling, elections, seldom in commerce, almost never in sentimental relationships)
- Synonym: trampa
Further reading
- “chapuza” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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