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chaparrear

/t͡ʃapareˈaɾ/

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verb/t͡ʃapareˈaɾ/

to pour; to rain heavily; to rain cats and dogs

Synonyms: llover a cántaros

Etymology tree Spanish chaparr(ón) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish chaparrear From chaparr(ón) + -ear.