zancadilla

Spanish

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

Related terms

• zancada

 

Further reading

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