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chapa

sheet metal

noun CHAH-pah Rare

Also means

badge

Usage Note

Chapa has several distinct uses: in construction and industry it means a metal sheet or plate (chapa de acero — steel sheet); in everyday speech it refers to a bottle cap or a small badge/pin. In colloquial Rioplatense Spanish the derived verb chapar means to kiss.

Examples

"La chapa del techo estaba oxidada."

Natural Translation

The metal sheet on the roof was rusty.

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