chanchar

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from chantar.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃanˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

chanchar (first-person singular present chancho, first-person singular preterite chanchei, past participle chanchado)

  1. (transitive, informal) to bite
    • 1853, Xosé Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega:
      xa morder ti ben non podes
      con tal podrico nos dentes,
      inda no pan teño mentes
      seique non podes chanchar
      you can no longer aptly eat
      with such rottenness in you teeth,
      even bread, I think,
      probably you cannot gnaw
    Synonyms: morder, trabar, trincar

Conjugation
Conjugation of chanchar
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal chanchar
personal chanchar chanchares chanchar chancharmos chanchardes chancharen
Gerund
chanchando
Past participle singular plural
masculine chanchado chanchados
feminine chanchada chanchadas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present chancho chanchas chancha chanchamos chanchades chanchan
imperfect chanchaba chanchabas chanchaba chanchabamos chanchabades chanchaban
preterite chanchei chanchaches chanchou chanchamos chanchastes chancharon
pluperfect chanchara chancharas chanchara chancharamos chancharades chancharan
future chancharei chancharás chanchará chancharemos chancharedes chancharán
conditional chancharía chancharías chancharía chanchariamos chanchariades chancharían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present chanche chanches chanche chanchemos chanchedes chanchen
preterite chanchase chanchases chanchase chanchásemos chanchásedes chanchasen
future chanchar chanchares chanchar chancharmos chanchardes chancharen
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – chancha chanche chanchemos chanchade chanchen
negative – chanches chanche chanchemos chanchedes chanchen

Derived terms

References
  1. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. chanchar.
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