Also means
blocked
Usage Note
Trabado is the past participle of trabar used as an adjective, meaning entangled, stuck, or hindered. In linguistics, a sílaba trabada is a closed syllable (ending in a consonant). In everyday speech it describes something physically jammed (la puerta está trabada, 'the door is stuck') or a person who is tongue-tied.
Examples
"La rueda quedó trabada en el barro."
Natural Translation
The wheel got stuck in the mud.
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