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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014