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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