/CHA-pa/
A nickname or street name that someone gets known by. Can also mean a shady person with a bad reputation, or a license plate number. In Argentina 'la chapa' is the name the street gives you.
Example
"They've called him 'the big one' since he was a kid."
"That name doesn't mean anything good — the reputation is bad."
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/CHA-pa/
A nickname or street name that someone gets known by. Can also mean a shady person with a bad reputation, or a license plate number. In Argentina 'la chapa' is the name the street gives you.
Example
"They've called him 'the big one' since he was a kid."
"That name doesn't mean anything good — the reputation is bad."
Word family
Regional synonyms: