contratiempo

Spanish

Etymology

From contra- +‎ tiempo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kontɾaˈtjempo/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾaˈt̪jẽm.po]
Rhymes: -empo
Syllabification: con‧tra‧tiem‧po

Noun

contratiempo m (plural contratiempos)

setback
Synonym: percance
(music) contretemps

Further reading

“contratiempo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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