zancadilla

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /θankaˈdiʝa/ [θãŋ.kaˈð̞i.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /θankaˈdiʎa/ [θãŋ.kaˈð̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /sankaˈdiʃa/ [sãŋ.kaˈð̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /sankaˈdiʒa/ [sãŋ.kaˈð̞i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: zan‧ca‧di‧lla

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

Further reading

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