chapucero

From chapuza +‎ -ero.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈθeɾo/ [t͡ʃa.puˈθe.ɾo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈseɾo/ [t͡ʃa.puˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: cha‧pu‧ce‧ro

chapucero (feminine chapucera, masculine plural chapuceros, feminine plural chapuceras)

1. shoddy
2. (Mexico, familiar) dishonest

   Synonym: deshonesto

3. (derogatory) amateur

   Synonyms: aficionado, diletante, amateur

chapucero m (plural chapuceros, feminine chapucera, feminine plural chapuceras)

1. sloppy worker
2. (Mexico, familiar) swindler

   Synonyms: estafador, defraudador

• “chapucero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025