OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20622

botch

/bɒt͡ʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chapucería • chapuza • churro • pifia
An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.
pifia
A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 20621

botch

/bɒt͡ʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chambonear • chapucear • desbarrar
To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
chambonear • chapucear • desbarrar
To do (something) without care or skill, or clumsily.