metedura de pata

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meteˌduɾa de ˈpata/ [me.t̪eˌð̞u.ɾa ð̞e ˈpa.t̪a]
• Syllabification: me‧te‧du‧ra de pa‧ta

Noun

metedura de pata f (plural meteduras de pata)

1. (idiomatic) foul-up, blooper

Related terms

• meter la pata

Further reading

• “metedura de pata”, 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