tropiezo

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

Deverbal from tropezar.

tropiezo m (plural tropiezos)

1. stumbling block, obstacle, setback

   Synonyms: contratiempo, dificultad, obstáculo

   • 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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

tropiezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tropezar

• “tropiezo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024