zancadilla

Spanish

Noun

zancadilla f (plural zancadillas)

1. put a leg in a way as to cause someone else to misstep, stumble; trip
2. (colloquial) ruse; trick

Related terms

• zancada

 

Further reading

• “zancadilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16