asolapar

A specialized construction and roofing term meaning to lay one tile, slab, or sheet over another so it covers only part of it, creating the overlapping pattern used to shed water off a roof or floor. It's precise trade vocabulary, not a general-purpose word for "overlap."

• El techador asolapó las tejas para que el agua no se filtrara. — The roofer overlapped the tiles so water wouldn't leak in.
• Las losas se asolapan un tercio de su anchura. — The slabs overlap by a third of their width.
• Sin asolapar bien las placas, el tejado gotea. — If the panels aren't overlapped properly, the roof leaks.

This word is narrow enough in use that the real risk is simply not recognizing it outside construction contexts, where it's routine, precise trade vocabulary rather than a general synonym for "overlap" (more commonly solapar or superponer).

Often confused with solapar.