chipote

See also: chipoté

French

Pronunciation

Verb

chipote

  1. inflection of chipoter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xixipochtic (“swollen, bulging”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈpote/ [t͡ʃiˈpo.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: chi‧po‧te

Noun

chipote m (plural chipotes)

  1. (Mexico) bump on the head
    Synonym: chichón
  2. (by extension, informal, Mexico) bulge, lump
  3. (Central America) slap (blow with the open hand)
    Synonyms: bofetada, cachetada, manotada, manotazo

Further reading

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