chuquear

Spanish

Alternative forms

• shuquear

Etymology

From chuco (“dirty, sour”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃukeˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃu.keˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chu‧que‧ar

Verb

chuquear (first-person singular present chuqueo, first-person singular preterite chuqueé, past participle chuqueado)

1. (transitive, colloquial, El Salvador) to make (something) dirty
2. (intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador) to get dirty
3. (intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, of food) to spoil, ruin, rot

   Synonym: echar a perder

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chuquear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chuquear
gerund			chuqueando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chuqueado		chuqueada
		plural		chuqueados		chuqueadas
		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	chuqueo	chuqueastú chuqueásvos	chuquea	chuqueamos	chuqueáis	chuquean
	imperfect	chuqueaba	chuqueabas	chuqueaba	chuqueábamos	chuqueabais	chuqueaban
	preterite	chuqueé	chuqueaste	chuqueó	chuqueamos	chuqueasteis	chuquearon
	future	chuquearé	chuquearás	chuqueará	chuquearemos	chuquearéis	chuquearán
	conditional	chuquearía	chuquearías	chuquearía	chuquearíamos	chuquearíais	chuquearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chuquee	chuqueestú chuqueésvos2	chuquee	chuqueemos	chuqueéis	chuqueen
	imperfect (ra)	chuqueara	chuquearas	chuqueara	chuqueáramos	chuquearais	chuquearan
	imperfect (se)	chuquease	chuqueases	chuquease	chuqueásemos	chuqueaseis	chuqueasen
	future1	chuqueare	chuqueares	chuqueare	chuqueáremos	chuqueareis	chuquearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chuqueatú chuqueávos	chuquee	chuqueemos	chuquead	chuqueen
	negative		no chuquees	no chuquee	no chuqueemos	no chuqueéis	no chuqueen

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

    Selected combined forms of chuquear

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 chuquear	dative	chuquearme	chuquearte	chuquearle, chuquearse	chuquearnos	chuquearos	chuquearles, chuquearse
	accusative	chuquearme	chuquearte	chuquearlo, chuquearla, chuquearse	chuquearnos	chuquearos	chuquearlos, chuquearlas, chuquearse
with gerund chuqueando	dative	chuqueándome	chuqueándote	chuqueándole, chuqueándose	chuqueándonos	chuqueándoos	chuqueándoles, chuqueándose
	accusative	chuqueándome	chuqueándote	chuqueándolo, chuqueándola, chuqueándose	chuqueándonos	chuqueándoos	chuqueándolos, chuqueándolas, chuqueándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chuquea	dative	chuquéame	chuquéate	chuquéale	chuquéanos	not used	chuquéales
	accusative	chuquéame	chuquéate	chuquéalo, chuquéala	chuquéanos	not used	chuquéalos, chuquéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative chuqueá	dative	chuqueame	chuqueate	chuqueale	chuqueanos	not used	chuqueales
	accusative	chuqueame	chuqueate	chuquealo, chuqueala	chuqueanos	not used	chuquealos, chuquealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chuquee	dative	chuquéeme	not used	chuquéele, chuquéese	chuquéenos	not used	chuquéeles
	accusative	chuquéeme	not used	chuquéelo, chuquéela, chuquéese	chuquéenos	not used	chuquéelos, chuquéelas
with first-person plural imperative chuqueemos	dative	not used	chuqueémoste	chuqueémosle	chuqueémonos	chuqueémoos	chuqueémosles
	accusative	not used	chuqueémoste	chuqueémoslo, chuqueémosla	chuqueémonos	chuqueémoos	chuqueémoslos, chuqueémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chuquead	dative	chuqueadme	not used	chuqueadle	chuqueadnos	chuqueaos	chuqueadles
	accusative	chuqueadme	not used	chuqueadlo, chuqueadla	chuqueadnos	chuqueaos	chuqueadlos, chuqueadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chuqueen	dative	chuquéenme	not used	chuquéenle	chuquéennos	not used	chuquéenles, chuquéense
	accusative	chuquéenme	not used	chuquéenlo, chuquéenla	chuquéennos	not used	chuquéenlos, chuquéenlas, chuquéense

Further reading

• “chuquear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010