tropiezo

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /tɾoˈpjeθo/ [t̪ɾoˈpje.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /tɾoˈpjeso/ [t̪ɾoˈpje.so]
  • Rhymes: -eθo
  • Rhymes: -eso
  • Syllabification: tro‧pie‧zo

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from tropezar.

Noun

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tropiezo m (plural tropiezos)

  1. stumbling block, obstacle, setback
    • 1726, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo, Teatro crítico universal:
      Pero, aun quando se considere el Amianto invencible à toda operacion del fuego, resta otro tropiezo totalmente insuperable
      But, even if asbestos is considered invincible to fire, there is another insurmountable stumbling block
  2. blunder
    Synonyms: error, fallo, patochada, desliz, tarro, pifia, gazapo
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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tropiezo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tropezar

Further reading

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