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tropezón

stumble

noun troh-peh-SOHN Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

trip, mishap

Usage Note

Tropezón comes from tropezar ('to stumble, to trip') plus the augmentative-intensive -ón, denoting a notable stumble. Figuratively it means a setback or error (un tropezón en la carrera, 'a stumble in one's career'). The plural is tropezones. In food contexts, con tropezones describes a chunky soup or stew — an entirely different, literal 'chunks you stumble upon' sense.

Examples

"Tuvo un tropezón y casi se cayó."

Natural Translation

She had a stumble and almost fell.

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