chamullar

Caló

Verb

chamullar

1. to talk

Spanish

Etymology

From Caló chamullar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamuˈʝaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.muˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamuˈʝaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.muˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamuˈʎaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.muˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamuˈʃaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.muˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamuˈʒaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.muˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cha‧mu‧llar

Verb

chamullar (first-person singular present chamullo, first-person singular preterite chamullé, past participle chamullado)

1. (Spain, colloquial, intransitive) to talk, chat
2. (Chile, Argentina, colloquial, intransitive) to smooth talk someone

   Synonyms: embaucar, embustear, engrupir, mentir

3. (Rioplatense) alternative form of chamuyar
4. (Cuba) to speak a foreign language

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chamullar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chamullar
gerund			chamullando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chamullado		chamullada
		plural		chamullados		chamulladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chamullo	chamullastú chamullásvos	chamulla	chamullamos	chamulláis	chamullan
	imperfect	chamullaba	chamullabas	chamullaba	chamullábamos	chamullabais	chamullaban
	preterite	chamullé	chamullaste	chamulló	chamullamos	chamullasteis	chamullaron
	future	chamullaré	chamullarás	chamullará	chamullaremos	chamullaréis	chamullarán
	conditional	chamullaría	chamullarías	chamullaría	chamullaríamos	chamullaríais	chamullarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chamulle	chamullestú chamullésvos2	chamulle	chamullemos	chamulléis	chamullen
	imperfect (ra)	chamullara	chamullaras	chamullara	chamulláramos	chamullarais	chamullaran
	imperfect (se)	chamullase	chamullases	chamullase	chamullásemos	chamullaseis	chamullasen
	future1	chamullare	chamullares	chamullare	chamulláremos	chamullareis	chamullaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chamullatú chamullávos	chamulle	chamullemos	chamullad	chamullen
	negative		no chamulles	no chamulle	no chamullemos	no chamulléis	no chamullen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of chamullar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive chamullar	dative	chamullarme	chamullarte	chamullarle, chamullarse	chamullarnos	chamullaros	chamullarles, chamullarse
	accusative	chamullarme	chamullarte	chamullarlo, chamullarla, chamullarse	chamullarnos	chamullaros	chamullarlos, chamullarlas, chamullarse
with gerund chamullando	dative	chamullándome	chamullándote	chamullándole, chamullándose	chamullándonos	chamullándoos	chamullándoles, chamullándose
	accusative	chamullándome	chamullándote	chamullándolo, chamullándola, chamullándose	chamullándonos	chamullándoos	chamullándolos, chamullándolas, chamullándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chamulla	dative	chamúllame	chamúllate	chamúllale	chamúllanos	not used	chamúllales
	accusative	chamúllame	chamúllate	chamúllalo, chamúllala	chamúllanos	not used	chamúllalos, chamúllalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative chamullá	dative	chamullame	chamullate	chamullale	chamullanos	not used	chamullales
	accusative	chamullame	chamullate	chamullalo, chamullala	chamullanos	not used	chamullalos, chamullalas
with formal second-person singular imperative chamulle	dative	chamúlleme	not used	chamúllele, chamúllese	chamúllenos	not used	chamúlleles
	accusative	chamúlleme	not used	chamúllelo, chamúllela, chamúllese	chamúllenos	not used	chamúllelos, chamúllelas
with first-person plural imperative chamullemos	dative	not used	chamullémoste	chamullémosle	chamullémonos	chamullémoos	chamullémosles
	accusative	not used	chamullémoste	chamullémoslo, chamullémosla	chamullémonos	chamullémoos	chamullémoslos, chamullémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chamullad	dative	chamulladme	not used	chamulladle	chamulladnos	chamullaos	chamulladles
	accusative	chamulladme	not used	chamulladlo, chamulladla	chamulladnos	chamullaos	chamulladlos, chamulladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chamullen	dative	chamúllenme	not used	chamúllenle	chamúllennos	not used	chamúllenles, chamúllense
	accusative	chamúllenme	not used	chamúllenlo, chamúllenla	chamúllennos	not used	chamúllenlos, chamúllenlas, chamúllense

Related terms

• chamulliento
• chamullo

Further reading

• “chamullar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025