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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /tɾoˈpjeθo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tɾoˈpjeso/
- Rhymes: -eθo
- Rhymes: -eso
- Syllabification: tro‧pie‧zo
Etymology 1
Deverbal from tropezar.
Noun
tropiezo m (plural tropiezos)
- 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
- blunder
- Synonyms: error, fallo, patochada, desliz, tarro, pifia, gazapo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tropiezo
- first-person singular present indicative of tropezar
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