verb/t͡ʃuponeˈaɾ/
to eavesdrop (on a phone conversation)
Related: chuponeo
Etymology tree Spanish chupar Spanish -ón Spanish chupón 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 chuponear From chupón + -ear.