tropiezo

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tropezar.

Noun

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

Related terms

• tropezoso

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tropiezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tropezar

Further reading

• “tropiezo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16