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sapear

  • [sapeˈaɾ]

Sounds like zapear · Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

De sapo y el sufijo -ear.

verb haber sapeado · sapeando · habiendo sapeado · sapeado · sapeo · sapeas

  1. Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru Informar o indicar quién cometió una falta, delito, trampa u otro hecho censurable o que puede ser objeto de castigo.

    Similar: acusar, delatar, echar paja, denunciar, soplar

  2. Chile, Peru, colloquial Observar a otros sin que ellos lo noten para evaluar o controlar su conducta, o para informar sobre ella.

verb haber sapeado · sapeando · habiendo sapeado · sapeado · sapeo · sapeas

  1. Chile, colloquial Mirar de un modo indiscreto; fisgonear, entremeterse.

In English

  • pry to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public
  • gawk to stare conspicuously
  • rubberneck to watch by craning the neck

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MLA

"sapear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/sapear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sapear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/sapear

Chicago

"sapear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/sapear.

BibTeX
@misc{sapear_2026,
  title = {sapear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/sapear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}