ampayar

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ampayar

[ãmpaˈʝaɾ] no sheísta
[ãmpaˈʃaɾ] sheísta
[ãmpaˈʒaɾ] zheísta

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

De ampay y el sufijo -ar.

verb haber ampayado · ampayando · habiendo ampayado · ampayado · ampayo · ampayas

Peru, colloquial Descubrir lo que alguien estaba haciendo y que, generalmente, intentaba mantener en secreto. «—¡Te ampayé copiando en el examen de Mates! ¿Qué tienes que decir respecto a eso, ah?».
Similar: descubrir, pillar, coger, agarrar

In English

bust (slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and moral
umpire to act as an umpire in a game

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@misc{ampayar_2026,
  title = {ampayar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/ampayar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}