chapuza

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chapuzar.

Pronunciation

Noun

chapuza f (plural chapuzas) (colloquial)

  1. work, especially maintenance and involving manual labor, of little importance; odd job; jury-rigged
  2. something poorly done; botched job, shoddy work, botch
  3. (Mexico) cheat, trick, cheating, deceit (specially in sports, games, gambling, elections, seldom in commerce, almost never in sentimental relationships)
    Synonyms: engaño, trampa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chapuza

  1. inflection of chapuzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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