peripecia

adventure

noun peh-ree-PEH-syah Rare

Origin: From Greek peripeteia (sudden change of fortune), via Latin peripetia.

Also means

unexpected turn of events

Usage Note

Peripecia originally meant a reversal of fortune in classical drama (the Greek peripeteia of Aristotle's Poetics), but in modern Spanish it is used more broadly for any exciting or unexpected adventure, trial, or complication encountered on a journey or project. The plural peripecias is very common: las peripecias del viaje refers to all the mishaps and escapades of a trip.

Examples

"Las peripecias del viaje nos agotaron."

Natural Translation

The adventures of the trip exhausted us.

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