chapâ

Presumably inherited from Portuguese chapar, perhaps with further semantic influence from contact languages.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈpa/
• Hyphenation: cha‧pâ

chapâ (participle chapado)

1. (transitive) to lean, to touch

   chapâ assento ― to sit down (literally, “to touch seat”)

   intrâ, chapâ assento ― come in, sit down

   chapâ perto ― to lean against, to snuggle up to (literally, “to touch closely”)

   chapâ perto di noiva ― to snuggle up to one's girlfriend

   chapâ calo ― to ask for a loan (literally, “to touch callus”)

   chapâ na umbigo ― to be very clingy (literally, “to touch belly buttons”)

   chapâ mám ― to marry; to shake hands (literally, “to touch hands”)

2. (transitive) to spit, to skewer

   chapâ fio ― to thread a needle

   chapâ prêgo ― to pawn (literally, “to skewer nail”)

• “chapâ”, in “Lexicon”, in Macanese Library, 2024